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Sam Hunt On His 2019 DUI Arrest: ‘I Take Responsibility’

Sam Hunt talks candidly about his 2019 DUI arrest in a new interview with Hits Daily Double. Sam said when asked about the DUI, “It happened. People in my camp…

Sam Hunt On His 2019 DUI Arrest: 'I Take Responsibility'
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Sam Hunt talks candidly about his 2019 DUI arrest in a new interview with Hits Daily Double.

Sam said when asked about the DUI, "It happened. People in my camp were talking about suppressing it, but why would I be afraid to talk about it? If it happens, it’s true. I was raised and taught to respect [alcohol]. Moderation is important. I’ve never wanted to glorify it. It’s a cheap trick in country music, and I’ve always wanted to avoid that. I don’t like using [drinking] as a party song; for me, that wouldn’t be honest. I’ve never been the guy who shotguns a beer. I know people who partake that way, and I wouldn’t want to shake my finger or look down on them."

Hunt added, "It’s not that I don’t drink at all, but I put myself in a position by being out, seeing friends at a show, leaving my phone in an Uber. We’d Uber’d all night, then went back to a friend’s house, had some pizza. I fell asleep on the couch, woke up groggy. I should’ve been more conscious, but I wasn’t. So I take responsibility."

Last week, Sam celebrated a number one song by going fishing. He wrote on Instagram, "Thanks to everybody who helped make Hard to Forget #1!! Celebrating with some early morning Tennessee Stripers."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.