Walker Hayes Loves To Write ‘Drinking Songs’ Despite His Sobriety

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July 22, 2022 – He admitted that with his new single, “Ya’ll Life,” he and Lela may not be dropping a dance to go along with it, but they’ll “always have ‘Fancy Like.’” “That’s our legacy,” he gushed. Walker added that “Fancy Like” going viral on TikTok did really “help with ‘AA’” and “translate to radio play.” The country star also reacted to the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) community’s response to his upbeat single, which details his urge to drink as he tries to be the best dad he can be and keep his marriage alive. Walker, who is sober, laughed, telling HL, “I love AA! But let’s go back to the first beer you ever had …Was your goal to end up in rehab one day? I was trying to relate to most people, who probably haven’t gotten to the point where they’re like, ‘I have a problem.’ But I’m really vocal about that. I’m an excellent drinker, that’s why I had to stop!”

Ahead of the release of his upcoming album Country Stuff: The Album, Walker continued, “I love drinking songs. I love them, I love to write them. Look, if it’s human, I want to write it, and alcoholism is human, so I’m gonna write both sides.” At the same time, he said, “When someone in recovery or thinking about it approaches me, all of my attention goes there, because that’s way bigger than right now and being famous.”