Zach Bryan Gets Candid About Sobriety in Matthew McConaughey Interview: ‘Why Am I Drinking?’
The country star’s two-hour conversation with the Oscar-winning actor was uploaded to YouTube on Oct. 16.
Zach Bryan recently revealed details about his journey to sobriety in an interview with Matthew McConaughey. The 30-year-old country artist discussed his relationship with alcohol and the moment that led him to quit drinking. Bryan reflected on his decision to embark on a solo motorcycle trip across the country after friends dropped out, only to find himself drinking heavily at various bars.
It wasn't until he arrived in Seattle and questioned the value of his experiences that he realized the emptiness of his drinking. He said, "I was sitting outside a truck stop and I was drinking a Budweiser and I was like, 'What the hell was all that worth? Why did I do any of that? I feel emptier than when I left.'" After this realization, Bryan admitted, "It was just me in a f**king truck stop parking lot and that's when I said, 'Why am I drinking right now?
What am I celebrating?' That's when I kind of looked in the mirror." He emphasized that giving up alcohol has made him happier and more creatively fulfilled, allowing him to rediscover his love for writing and feel "like a kid again." The musician's new eight-song EP, Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, is his first new music since his 2020 album With Heaven On Top.
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