While many struggled in 2020 because of COVID-19, Whey Jennings sees the pandemic as at least somewhat of a blessing in disguise. The grandson of Waylon Jennings used the time off the road to get sober, a hard-won journey, which he reflects on in his upcoming new album.
“I’m trying to come out with a different message than what I’ve had in the past,” Jennings tells Everything Nash. “It’s been a pretty big thing for me. Most of my life I’ve been running these roads, crazy drinking, doing drugs, craziness, womanizing. But this year I stopped in my tracks with this whole COVID thing. And I went to rehab and I got sober, and I married the woman of my dreams. We’re having a baby and I bought a house. So I’m hoping this new album’s going to be more of a positive album.”
Included on the album is his current single, “Gypsy Soul,” written when his life was much different than it is today.
“I wrote that song when I first started this career of mine,” Jennings shares. “It was pretty much my life at the time. I was running from town to town, and I met quite a few women along the way. I was young and dumb. The song’s pretty much about leaving. You come to town, then you gotta leave.”
Now that Jennings has embraced sobriety, he insists there is no way he will ever go back to his former life.
“I feel like that’s definitely behind me now,” Jennings maintains. “I’m too clear-headed. I’ve been able to experience life more … I look in the mirror and I like what I see. I kind of avoided mirrors. And I just stayed in my head, whacked out.”
Jennings is ready to embrace all that 2021 brings — including another child — now that he is both physically and mentally healthy.
“Nowadays, I get up during the day. I mean, it’s gonna get little harder than it is now, because I’ve been in the home life enough,’ Jennings says, speaking of his family’s upcoming new addition. “I’ve been working on my house and then working on getting all this stuff ready for the baby nursery and all that stuff.”
Jennings is already planning on touring 2021, including a show in Nashville on January 30. Keep track of updates at WheyJennings.com.
Whey please stay on the straight and narrow road I am sure the career you have is one that can really be tempting I know there is a good you inside and it is important you contitue to work on you everything else is just material be a responsible husband and father and lean on our heavenly father daily because he is the only one who hasn’t changed he is the same today tomorrow and forever and he has blessed you with a wonderful talent I have loved your granddads music and I love love love that I have got to meet you and see you in his music as well as your own #wheyfan4ever #wheystrong
So happy for you and your decision to embrace Recovery!!
Sobriety looks good on everyone!!
Yes, the pandemic has given many people the opportunity to reflect on themselves and choose to change the things that need changing!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and story about your Recovery!
#wheystrong #recoveryispossible #music