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Morgan Wallen Admits He Learns Lessons ‘The Hard Way’

Morgan Wallen made headlines in October when he was kicked off of a Saturday Night Live appearance after partying with girls with no mask on at an Alabama college campus (footage…

Morgan Wallen Admits He Learns Lessons 'The Hard Way'
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Morgan Wallen made headlines in October when he was kicked off of a Saturday Night Live appearance after partying with girls with no mask on at an Alabama college campus (footage of his antics spread quickly thanks to social media). While he did get to appear on SNL a couple months later, Morgan admits it isn't always easy to be in the spotlight.

Wallen told us, "It's been interesting to try to figure out. I've just been trying to learn what comes along with success. I was always told growing up when much is given, much is required and I've always believed that. But I've also been the type to learn my lesson the hard way. That's just continued with me in my life and I'm okay with that. Usually once I learn something, I do get it."

He adds handling fame is not something he was taught, "I've been trying to figure out how to do the right things the right way. Some of the things that come along with fame are different. I wasn't raised up to understand how to handle it. My mom didn't cultivate me to be famous."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.