Morgan Wallen was born in Sneedville, Tennessee, on May 13, 1993, to Tommy and Lesli Wallen. Tommy used to be a local church pastor, and Lesli used to be a teacher.
He pitched and played shortstop for his high school baseball team and had planned to continue his career in college until he tore his ulnar collateral ligament his senior year. As a child, Wallen studied the piano and violin.
Wallen was arrested for disorderly conduct after being ejected from Kid Rock’s steakhouse.
He was suspended from a scheduled Saturday Night Live performance that October after video evidence revealed that Wallen was not following NBC’s COVID-19 protocols.
A video of Wallen nigging while intoxicated on his own property was released in February 2021.
The incident resulted in his record label temporarily suspending him and his music being removed from several major radio networks in the United States.
His family relocated to Knoxville when he was a teenager. He went to Belmont University and graduated from Gibbs High School which is located in Corryton.
His father introduced him to classic rock staples, and he grew up with a varied musical playlist. During his adolescence, he was influenced by bands like Breaking Benjamin and Nickelback and rappers like Lil Wayne.
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