Country music singer talks about Florida Georgia Line split
Florida Georgia Line is no more, but, if it were up to one member, the group would still be performing.
Well, at least one of the members — Brian Kelley — says it wasn’t what he wanted to do.
“I will say, when these conversations started happening about extra outlets, the heart of where I was coming from was really having everything stay the same and stay together and also intertwine our solo stuff,” Brian Kelley told MSN about splitting with Tyler Hubbard. “I didn’t see, personally, for me, a need for a break or a reason to stop.
“Unfortunately, we couldn’t really get on the same page of what that looked like — we’re both chasing separate dreams, but you never know how it may circle back.”
Could we see a reunion at some point?
“I’m forever grateful for our fans and I love them to death,” Kelley added. “Still hearing our songs on the radio, I’m just really really grateful from the bottom of my heart. Those memories that we made together out there on the road with the fans… they sent us on a ride that we could have never imagined. There’s just so much gratitude.
“Me and Tyler both put records out so we are both really, really focused on our projects and he’s crushin’ it so I’m happy for him. I’m really, really proud of the music I’m puttin’ out. I’m grateful to have this outlet and I love building, I love a challenge and that’s definitely what it is.”
Hubbard and Kelley founded their duo in 2010 and broke records with their debut single, “Cruise” in 2012. The duo went on to release their fifth studio album, “Life Rolls On,” in 2021.
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