Earlier this week, Zach Bryan posted on X (formerly Twitter), “Eagles > Chiefs Kanye > Taylor who’s with me.” Bryan explained that he wasn’t trying to demean Taylor Swift and “drunkenly tweeted about Kanye,” but the backlash still caused him to deactivate his X account. As of this writing, Bryan’s X account remains deactivated, but he further explained himself across several Instagram Story posts on Thursday, September 19.
“For the record guys I wasn’t coming for Taylor the other night,” Bryan wrote in his first post, which also showed Swift’s “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone. “I was drunkenly comparing two records, and it came out wrong. I know there’s a lot of stuff that clouds around Ye, and I was speaking purely musically. I love Taylor’s music and pray you guys know I’m human and tweet stupid things often. Hope one day I can explain this to her. Twitter gets me in trouble too much, and I’d say it’s best I stay off it. I’m sorry to any Taylor fans I pissed off or let down. Love you guys and I’m trying my best!”
Bryan’s following post was soundtracked by Swift’s “The Albatross.” He wrote, “I’ve been going through a hard time in my own life, and I think I was projecting a little. To be completely honest, it just came off as rude and desensitized to Taylor. I respect her so much as a musician that the last thing I want is people thinking I don’t appreciate and love what she has done for music. Okay, that’s the last of it! Love you guys and hope you guys understand. Don’t drink and tweet. Don’t drink and tweet!!”
That was not the last of it.