Zach Bryan Apologizes for 'Drunk' Tweet About Taylor Swift

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Country music singer-songwriter Zach Bryan has apologized after tweeting about Taylor Swift while “drunk.” The 28-year-old singer has since deleted his X (formerly Twitter) account and vowed to fans to get his life back on track.

It all started late Tuesday night when Bryan said, “Eagles > Chiefs,” followed by “Kanye > Taylor,” and then, as a third line, “Who’s with me?” At the time, fans (perhaps correctly) assumed he was referring to the infamous feud between Taylor Swift and Kanye West, a reference to Swift’s boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who until recently was NFL rivals with recently retired Eagles middle Jason Kelce.

If the intention was to rile up an army of Swifties, suffice it to say it worked. After fans of the “Bad Blood” singer started talking about him, Bryan took down the X account. And then, early Thursday, he issued a lengthy apology via his Instagram stories.

“For the record guys, I wasn't coming for Taylor the other night,” Bryan explained on the first of four panels. “I was drunkenly comparing two records and it came out wrong. I know there's a lot of clouding around Ye and I was just talking musically.”

“I love Taylor's music and I hope you all know that I'm human and I tweet stupid things a lot,” she continued. “I hope one day I can explain that to her. Twitter gets me into so much trouble it's best to stay away from it. I apologize to any Taylor fans I've upset or disappointed.”

Bryan followed up the apology by stating that he was going through a tough time and that perhaps he was reflecting on himself. “Honestly, it came across as rude and insensitive to Taylor. I respect her so much as a musician, the last thing I want is for people to think that I don't appreciate and love what she does for music,” he said, adding, “this is the last one,” adding, “Don't drink and tweet!!”

However, this was definitely the last one. “Not trying to save face here but Taylor was a force of nature since we all grew up and I admired that. Gonna go listen to this record now,” Bryan wrote, along with a screenshot of Swift’s 2023 song “Castles Crumbling (Taylor’s Version).” He added that he didn’t want people to think he “ever implied any malice or meanness toward anyone,” so he poured his soul out in this long letter.

“This year has been a lot on me in very personal ways that no one knows about, and I’m trying to juggle and cope with so many things at once. So I’m going to take a break from tweeting stupid things, finish my tour, and kind of pull myself together in the midst of all of this,” Bryan concluded in his apology. “I feel very, very lucky every single day. It’s been really important for me to not take that for granted and hold on to it.”

These will probably be the last words he says on the subject. And in the meantime, it's probably best to hang up for now.

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