After all the controversy sparked by Luke Bryan’s comments on outlaw country, it seems that he may have done something to fix it

The comments that sparked the controversy?

“I’m not an outlaw country singer,” adding, “I don’t do cocaine and run around. So I’m not going to sing outlaw country.”

He also said, “I think that people who want Merle, Willie and Waylon just need to buy Merle, Willie and Waylon.”

A lot of backlash arose from those comments, specifically from fans of Waylon Jennings, who has struggled with a cocaine addiction for years. Buddy Jennings’ wife Kathy Pinkerman posted a on Facebook a piece directed at Bryan, and let’s just say… it’s not very nice.

However, things may not be as bad as they seem, as Shooter Jennings told the Los Angeles Times.

“Luke Bryan called my mom today to clarify that he would never disrespect my dad or me or any of us,” he goes on to say that “He also asked for Buddy’s number to call Kathy. Whether or not he does, that takes a lot of guts. I misfired and said some things in the past about people, namely John Mayer. And I didn’t have the guts to apologize. So, that being said, that kinda won me over.”

Shooter also went on to say a few words about Kathy’s Facebook rant:

“While I support my family obviously, personally the whole thing didn’t make a difference to me. I’ve had my fair share of words being twisted and articles being sliced and diced. So I figured it was that … My point is it’s all flush in my book. He said some [stuff] and because of the internet it came back on him. But he went above and beyond and manned up and apologized. In the long run I believe his image has improved.”

Seems like things might not be as bad as they seem after all!