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Zach Bryan reveals heavy drinking routine before choosing sobriety

Country singer Zach Bryan revealed in a conversation with Matthew McConaughey that he drank up to 15 beers a day while writing his hit songs.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom21 October 2026 at 19:100 views

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Country music artist Zach Bryan revealed he used to drink up to 15 beers a day and was intoxicated while writing nearly all of his career hit songs, Fox News reported. The 30-year-old singer spoke about his sobriety in a discussion with actor Matthew McConaughey. [1]

According to Fox News, the conversation was released alongside Bryan's latest EP, titled Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs. Bryan explained that his heavy drinking eventually caused severe panic attacks that made him fear for his life. [1][5]

Bryan was born in Yokosuka, Japan, and raised in Oologah, Oklahoma. He released the self-produced albums DeAnn in 2019 and Elisabeth in 2020 before signing with Warner Records. His major label debut album, American Heartbreak, featured the single Something in the Orange, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. [2][3]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Bryan released the EP Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs in October 2026. His catalog includes his 2023 self-titled album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and his 2024 album The Great American Bar Scene. [2][3][5]

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In short

Zach Bryan stated he drank up to 15 beers a day before pursuing sobriety.
Bryan revealed he was intoxicated while writing nearly every hit song of his career.
The comments were shared in a conversation with Matthew McConaughey released alongside a new EP.
Bryan explained that severe panic attacks led him to reevaluate his drinking habits.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Zach Bryan admits he drank '15 beers a day' as part of 'perfect routine' before quitting alcoholFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Zach Bryan on Wikipedia
[3]Zach Bryan on Grokipedia
[4]Canadian tourist testifies in trial over stolen Las Vegas casino flamingo FTMQ News, 2d ago
[5]Zach Bryan song Heading South reaches one billion Spotify streams FTMQ News, 4h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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