Morgan Wallen Talks Top 10 Hit “Up Down,” New Album, Opening for FGL, Upcoming Tour With Luke Bryan & More

Morgan Wallen Talks Top 10 Hit “Up Down,” New Album, Opening for FGL, Upcoming Tour With Luke Bryan & More

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey  |  May 8, 2018

Jim Casey talks with Morgan Wallen about:

  • his whirlwind week, including an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live
  • growing up in the small town of Sneedville, Tenn.
  • dreaming big as a kid
  • getting his start singing in church
  • shifting his interest to baseball in high school
  • how an arm injury led him back to music
  • getting on The Voice in 2014
  • scoring a Top 10 hit with his current single, “Up Down,” which features Florida Georgia Line
  • co-writing Jason Aldean’s No. 1 single, “You Make It Easy”
  • releasing his debut album, If I Know Me
  • headlining his own tour after opening for FGL in 2017
  • joining Luke Bryan’s upcoming What Makes You Country Tour

Participants:

  • Morgan Wallen
  • Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief

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