Luke Combs Apologizes For Behavior In an Upchurch Music Video

Luke Combs hopes you'll forgive him for associating himself with a symbol he now sees is hurtful and offensive.

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During a panel at CRS, Luke Combs said there is no excuse for him appearing with Confederate Flag imagery in a music video for the song "Can I Get an Outlaw," by Ryan Upchurch. Combs co-wrote "Can I Get an Outlaw" and has filmed his own acoustic video of the song. In the full-production music video from 2015, the singer is shown between shots of rural, outlaw activity and in front of the Confederate Flat. He also has a flag stick on his guitar.

"I've grown a lot as a man and as a human being, and as a citizen of the world," Combs says, but nonetheless, there is "no excuse for those images," and he "apologize[s] for being associated with that."

"I am now aware how painful that image can be to someone else, and no matter what I thought at the time ... I would never want to be associated with something that brings so much hurt to someone else," he admits. "I want people to feel accepted; I want people to feel welcomed by country music and by our community ... Hate is not a part of my core values."

Watch Ryan Upchurch, "Can I Get an Outlaw" → https://youtu.be/Ikxnz2NIdxI

Watch Luke Combs' acoustic version of "Can I Get an Outlaw" → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkeBNVAGnhI

Maren Morris also spoke during the Country Radio Seminar panel, hosted by Ann Powers of NPR.

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