When was Zach Bryan charged with DUI? Singer claims 2 months of sobriety, opens up about his mental health

Zach Bryan Performs At BST Hyde Park 2025 - Source: Getty
Zach Bryan performs on the Great Oak Stage during BST Hyde Park 2025 in London. (Image via Getty/Gus Stewart)

Zach Bryan has opened up to his fans about his sobriety and mental health journey.

The "I Remember Everything" singer, 29, took to Instagram on Tuesday, November 18, to share a confession with his fans. He divulged that, following a 20-day solo motorcycle trip across the country, he realized he needed to take a break from alcohol.

"At the end of this ride, I was sitting in a parking lot in Seattle, Washington thinking 'I really need some f---ing help,'" Bryan wrote. "Being in the military for a decade and then thrown into a spotlight that I hadn't fully comprehended the scope of, had some subconscious effects on me as a person," he continued. "I was not content but I also feared showing weakness because that's not who I am or how I was raised."

The singer was arrested in October 2024 for a DUI after he refused to take a sobriety test in Oklahoma. At the time, he was seated in the front seat of an Oklahoma Highway Patrol vehicle and booked in Custer County before being sent to jail.

As reported by Fox News at the time, dash cam footage from the night of Zach Bryan's arrest showed him apologizing to his arresting officer for "liking to drink."

"I'm just a good dude, man, I don't know why everybody – I'm sorry I like to drink," Bryan told Trooper Kendrick Johnson. He also said that he was "running from California right now." "I hate that place. So f---ing terrible," he continued.

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In his heartfelt post on Instagram, Zach Bryan said that he relied on alcohol to cope with his "perpetual discontent," and that he was "always reaching for alcohol, not for the taste, but because there was a consistent black hole in me that always needed its void filled."

In the past, he said that being "lied about" and "doxxed on the internet" played a role in his stress and would induce "earth-shattering panic attacks."

"The anxiety I felt was paralyzing and I thought since I was successful, had the money I always longed for, and had great friends, that I could tough anything out."

He has since begun seeing a therapist who helps him with his "toxic relationship with booze" and how he copes "with major life changes."

"I haven't touched alcohol for nearly two months now — something I had to do for my own personal clarity," he wrote. "I needed to see the world objectively." Adding that his family has been supporting him, he now feels "great" after being sober for two months. "I feel great. I feel content. I feel whole," he said. "There's nothing I need to get me by anymore."

At the end of his post, Zach Bryan called on everyone "too tough, too stubborn, too scared" to reach out for help.

"Know that the most stubborn dumbass on the planet did and doesn't regret it," he continued. However, he "doesn't believe in absolutes" and hopes he'll one day be able to "control my habits." "I just want to say that it is okay to be weak at times and need help," he concluded. "God speed everybody! I pray this helps someone."

This past September, Zach Bryan made headlines when his performance at a Michigan stadium broke records for most number of tickets sold for a concert in U.S. history.

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Edited by Jenel Treza Albuquerque