Bailey Zimmerman, HARDY and ERNEST are all on the tour of a lifetime as they open up for Morgan Wallen on his One Night At a Time tour. As the four friends travel the country together playing sold out stadiums each week, Zimmerman shares that contrary to popular belief, there has been no partying.

“This is complete honesty,” he told US 99’s Scotty Kay. “I don’t, we don’t really party.”

The claim might come as a surprise to many since the four pals have been known to let loose together in the past, however Bailey says the risk is not worth it. “I think we’ve all learned a really good lesson on partying and how it can affect tours and how it can affect fans and just your family, friends, whatever,” he said.

“I feel like we’re just on a really good trajectory of being healthy. We work out all the time, we’re eating healthy. We’ll have a couple tequilas, but you won’t catch us at the bar anymore.”

For Zimmerman, maintaining a tame life on the road is not only a form of respect for himself and the success he’s experienced, but also his family after they worked hard to support his dreams.

“My mom has worked her ass off to get me here and I’m not about to throw it away because I want to drink beers at the bar and try to get girls. I’m not about that — I love my family too much,” he said.

Zimmerman clearly has a good head on his shoulders and says he’s never far from a slice of humble pie when his Mom is around. “My mom chewed my ass, dude,” he said of the moment she saw the expensive jewelry he started sporting after seeing success with his music. “I just showed up with all this jewelry on and stuff and she was like, ‘You don’t need to be spending your money,’ and I was like, ‘Joke’s on you — they were all gifts.’”

The 23-year-old continued on to show the diamond bracelet he got as a gift following his first #1, the “BZ” necklace he got from some friends at Happy Jewelers in Orange County and lastly, the Nixon watch he received as a gift from the company.

“I’ve been really wanting a G-Wagon,” Bailey joked of the next thing he’d like for free. “If anybody can get me a G-Wagon, that’d be great,’ he laughed.

Sounds like he’ll have to write a few more #1 songs to reach that goal. Conveniently for Zimmerman, he happens to be on tour with some of the best songwriters in the Country genre, however, he says he doesn’t have plans to write with Wallen, HARDY or ERNEST while on the road.

“I actually don’t even write with them,” Bailey said, stating the four friends are really focused on touring right now. “We’re just buds.”

“It’s just so hectic all the time, that trying to write a song is like, the last thing we’re thinking about,” he shared. While it may not be on the top of the priority list, Bailey says he’ll welcome the opportunity if it comes.

“I’m just honestly so grateful to be friends with them, so I don’t push that,” he said. “If they want to write a song — I’d love to — but if not, it’s also cool because I’m very, very grateful to get to call them friends.”

Bailey shared he’s been blessed to write with some of his best friends in the past and believes his faith will lead him to the fellow songwriters he needs to write with — no matter who they are.

“I believe in God, and I believe he knows when things are supposed to happen,” he shared. “So it’s just like, it’ll happen when it needs to happen. When that song needs to be written, I will end up in a room with whoever I need to write with to make that song what it needs to be."

While he may not be writing with his tour mates, Zimmerman is still putting a pen to paper and creating music that he is excited to share with fans in the future. “I’m kind of just writing songs that I’m like, ‘I love this song,’” he said of the focus of his songwriting, while also admitting he’s still digging deep into his feelings. “All sorts of feelings is just kind of what I’m going after.”

Hear more about those feelings and his current time on the Morgan Wallen Tour, his upcoming headlining tour and more by checking out Bailey’s full conversation with Scotty Kay above.

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Scotty Kay