Following the now-infamous Nashville chair-throwing arrest this past weekend, Morgan Wallen’s struggles with alcohol resurface once again.
The Last Night hitmaker was arrested on Sunday, April 7, after he allegedly threw a chair off the roof of Chief’s six-story building.
Although the chair thankfully did not hit anyone on the ground below, it did land right next to two Nashville police officers, who immediately arrested Wallen.
Morgan Wallen was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct. He paid the $15,250 bond. His attorney, Worrick Robinson, released a statement confirming the incident. He also stated that the country music star is cooperating fully with authorities.
Morgan Wallen’s Drinking is a ‘Problem’
Sources spoke to PEOPLE about the incident, pointing out that Wallen has issues with alcohol. “Morgan is generally a nice, fun person to hang out with,” the insiders say.
“But when he gets going he doesn’t know when to stop. Morgan and alcohol is a problem and it’s been a problem that keeps coming around.”
Morgan Wallen was previously arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct while at Kid Rock’s Big A– Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in 2020. Following the incident, he spent 30 days in treatment after he was caught on video infamously saying a racial slur while intoxicated with friends.
He addressed his alcohol woes in his song Born With a Beer in My Hand. The lyrics read, “Just ‘cause I smile through my sobriety / Don’t mean it ain’t chillin’ in the back of my mind / I ain’t sayin’ I swore it off for good / I’m just sayin’ I’m doin’ the best I can / But what do you expect from a redneck? / Hell, I was born with a beer in my hand.”
Morgan Wallen is scheduled to appear in court on May 3.
Wallen Admitted He Used to Be Scared of Performing Without Drinking
In a Dec. 2023 interview with Billboard, Morgan Wallen opened up about his former drinking habits before his 30-day stint in rehab.
“That used to be my warmup – to get half-lit,” Wallen explained about his former approach to preparing for a performance. “‘I’m going out there, and we’re going to have fun.’ Now, that is not the way I approach it.”
Morgan Wallen then admitted he used to be scared to even think about performing without drinking. “‘That sounds terrible,’” he pointed out his former thoughts. “‘Why would I ever do that?’ And now I’m almost scared to wonder what it’d be like if I was drunk.”
Speaking about the racial slur incident, Wallen stated he’s no longer that person. The country star noted the whole thing changed him.
“There’s no excuse,” he declared. “I’ve never made an excuse. I never will make an excuse. I’ve talked to a lot of people, heard stories [aboout] things that I would have never thought about because I wasn’t the one going through it.”