Jake Owen Reassures Fans He’s OK After Issuing Emotional Video: ‘I Still Have Things I Need to Fix’

Country music singer-songwriter Jake Owen is reassuring fans that he is ok and still working toward healing.

Earlier this week, Owen, who recently released the album Dreams to Dream, had members of his community concerned after he had posted a social media video in which he seemed as if he had been crying, said that he had given his ex a check to get his engagement ring back and also shared his doubts and regrets about being part of the music industry. Owen deleted the video soon after it posted.

The clip seemed atypical for Owen, leading some fans to speculate whether he’d broken his sobriety after four years.

On Thursday (Dec. 11), Owen posted a video on TikTok reassuring fans that he is OK. Owen opened the video by saying, “What’s up, y’all? Jake here, again, back in a better frame of mind. I really feel responsible and owe it to you all to hop on here, unscripted, after thinking about some things that happened the other day when I popped on here and was just like, overly emotional and kind of let myself break down in front of the world. You know, my world consists of my little girls. I’m a father, I’m a son, I’m a brother, and I’m a friend, to so many people, and I worried I scared a lot of people. And I’m regretful for that because I don’t want to worry anybody.”

He continued, “I am OK. I’m fine. Seeing that myself made me realize that we all do have things that we have to work on. I just broke down, 44-year-old guy that showed his emotion and I’m supposed to be strong, you know? I’m supposed to be a dad that’s the strong one. I’m supposed to be a band leader. I’m supposed to be the guy that has everything figured out. I wanted to tell you all that no matter who you are out there, watching this, that I for sure don’t have it figured out and I’m working on that.”

He added that many people had reached out with messages of love and support. “My phone has been blowing up from people checking in on me,” he shared. “I want you to know how much I appreciate you calling and texting me.”

Addressing those who speculated that Owen may have been intoxicated during that original video, Owen noted that the first clip had been filmed at 10 a.m. after leaving his business manager’s office.

“I was completely sober. I have been sober for four years,” Owen said. “I’ll never forget that night, Sept. 17, 2021, the morning I woke and was like, ‘Oh my god … I don’t ever want to do that again,’ and I quit drinking and I’ve never felt that way again. I’ve felt so good every day up until yesterday. Waking up and realizing I had that feeling again of letting people down and letting them see a side of me that was broken … I realized I still have healing to do.”

He added, “I still have things I need to fix. I’m not fixed yet, and I’m grateful for those people out there who have reached out to me to tell me that you’d be there for me. I love you for that, I’m grateful for that.”

Owen also clarified that his comment in the original video “has nothing to do with country music.”

“Yesterday, I said, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore.’ I said ‘I hate … the music business sucks.’ The music business does not suck. All these people that I’m talking about are friends I’ve made because of the music business. All the people who are calling me are in the music business. I think I was just in an emotional place where I felt like my dreams that I followed, I fulfilled, but it’s also deteriorating my family life and lot of that is due to my own decisions and choices that I have to be accountable for. I just want you guys to know that. I’m not on drugs, I’m not intoxicated. I’m just a guy that’s in a place in his life where I’m just trying to figure out how to be a better man and I’m on my way.”

In February, Owen will perform his entire Dreams to Dream album on a 12-date tour, which launches Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C.

Watch Owen’s video message below: