Morgan Wallen Speaks Out About Abrupt ‘SNL’ Exit: “I Was Just Ready to Go Home”

Morgan Wallen has broken his silence about his abrupt Saturday Night Live exit and the cryptic Instagram post that followed.

In March, the country star performed two songs on the NBC sketch show from his upcoming album, I’m the Problem, including the title track and “Just in Case.” During the closing credits, Wallen was seen standing next to guest host Mikey Madison, a newly minted best actress Oscar winner for her role in Anora.

“I had a wonderful time, thank you all,” Madison said as the band played and the closing credits began to roll.

Wallen then gave Madison a hug and said something in her ear and abruptly walked off the stage. Afterward, he posted on his Instagram Stories an image of what looked like a private jet on the runway with the caption “Get me to God’s country.”

Wallen recently appeared on Caleb Pressley’s Sundae Conversations, where the host asked him about the moment. The conversation started with Pressley asking Wallen if he was handy around the house.

“Could you fix a TV,” Pressley started, pausing a beat before adding, “if it was on SNL?”

Wallen laughed, then said: “I could change it for sure.”

Pressley then asked: “Seriously, SNL — did they make you mad?”

“No, no,” Wallen said. “I was just ready to go home. I’d been there all week.”

Pressley then brought up Wallen’s “Get me to God’s country” post, to which Wallen just smiled and said, “Yeah.”

SNL star Kenan Thompson weighed in on the move in an interview with Entertainment Weekly a few days afterward.

“I don’t know what goes through people’s minds when they decide to do stuff like that,” he said. “I don’t know if he understood the assignment or not or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way.”

SNL writer Josh Patten, who says he’s a fan of Wallen, poked fun at the situation, posting the “God’s Country” phrase with a photo of a Krispy Kreme truck.

For his part, Wallen leaned into the viral moment, launching “Get Me to God’s Country” merchandise on his website.