Cory Asbury Apologizes to Forrest Frank: ‘I Never Meant To Poke Fun at Anything That You Were Going Through’

Asbury said, “So bro, I apologize for being one of those people.” He told Frank that he thought “Misunderstood” is “really powerful” and he would be “down” to collaborate with him on it.

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Before sharing some of what he came up with for the song, Asbury said, “If I may, I’d love to just pull back the curtain a little bit.”

“I’ve seen all the comments,” he added. Asbury said people were calling him a “heretic,” saying that “he’s going to hell,” and saying that “he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing…maybe that’s my fault for never introducing myself to y’all in a deep way.”

Emphasizing that what he was about to share was “no excuse” for his actions, Asbury shared he grew up in a rough home that included “a lot of screaming” and “yelling,” so he uses “comedy as a way to lighten the load of life [and] bring levity to an otherwise heavy situation.”

“Humor, it’s always been a big part of my life. It’s helped me make friends, and I’ll admit that there’s been times that I’ve taken it too far, and I’ll own that, but what I have is a high value for honesty and transparency,” Asbury explained.

Living in Nashville, Tennessee, Asbury said that he sees “a lot of people that are one way behind closed doors [and then act] a completely different way with their friends.” Asbury said he treats “social media like a group chat with the boys. What you see is what you get. I’m not fake. I’m not putting on a performance for anyone.”

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“That’s no excuse,” he reiterated. “I feel misunderstood as well, and I can see the bigger picture here. I know that I brought this on myself.”

Asbury then picked up his guitar and told Frank that if he [Asbury] were to write a verse on “Misunderstood,” it would sound something like this:

Sometimes words cut so deep, it’s hard to be kind when anger is all you see. The shadow of home can stretch long through the years and covers up the sunshine even when the sky is clear. Cause it’s okay if you feel misunderstood. There’s a man who did as well when they nailed him to wood. And even through all the pain still, he still forgave them. So I can forgive somebody too.

Frank has not responded to Asbury at the time of this writing.