Morgan Evans is opening up about the aftermath of his public divorce from fellow country singer, Kelsea Ballerini.
The 38-year-old Aussie and “Over For You” singer said he briefly considered leaving Nashville following he and Ballerini’s split, according to Taste of Country.
“The answer might be — ‘Yes, but only briefly,” Evans explained to the outlet. “I think, honestly, I probably considered everything. Yeah. I mean, massive life change,” he said, referencing a lyric from his new song, “On My Own Again.”
Despite entertaining the idea of leaving Nashville, Evans shared that he chose to stay in Music City because of how much he loves the community.
“I keep coming back to Nashville because I love music so much. And I love the community that makes music so much,” Evans said. “I think it’ll always be a place that I come back to be creative and surround myself with those kinds of people.”
Life Upside Down EP
Evans certainly hasn’t wasted any time in being creative. The 38-year-old country singer unveiled his Life Upside Down EP back on April 21.
The project features five songs, including the live and studio versions of “Over For You” as well as the aforementioned “On My Own Again,” “Hey Little Mama,” and “All Right Here.”
In discussing the project with Country Now, Evans revealed that while opening up about his divorce in his music has been difficult, it’s also proven very cathartic for him.
“Maybe difficult is one of the words,” Evans said of bringing his emotions into his new music. “It is also like, it can be cathartic, it can also feel like therapeutic, it could feel vulnerable, all those things for sure.”
“And I think maybe the best answer to that question is to just sort of talk about the experience with ‘Over For You’ and the last six months of that song being in the world, or not even, four or five months, whatever it is. But just the way that really personal moment turned into this thing that so many people connect with in a really personal way in their own lives.”
Fans Are Resonating With Morgan Evans’ New Music
“Every day I wake up, I have multiple direct messages or comments or from people that are saying things that are more than, ‘Hey, I love that song’ or ‘Your show was great.’ It’s more like, ‘Hey, thanks for writing that song. That song says exactly how I felt when I went through this,’ or ‘It helped me through last night’ or a day or a time. That stuff means so much to me and I see it online, but I also feel it when I meet people and I feel it for sure on stage.”
“So I think the experience with that song has definitely been an inspiration as a songwriter to try less about everything except for saying exactly what you’re trying to say,” he told the outlet.
Hitting The Road
In addition to releasing his Life Upside Down EP, Evans will be hitting the road on tour this summer.
He’ll play a variety of festival and county fair dates alongside fellow country artist Billy Currington before traveling overseas to his native Australia and nearby New Zealand in September with James Johnston.
Evans also recently played the Riverfront Stage at this year’s CMA Fest, where he played for a massive crowd of his loyal fans and they sang along to every word of every song.
Fans who want to see Evans on tour can view or purchase tickets HERE.
