JAY DEMARCUS ON RASCAL FLATTS REUNION: "NEVER SAY NEVER"

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Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts was on Savannah Chrisley's "Unlocked With Savannah" podcast this week and the topic inevitably turned to his band, which broke up in 2020.

When asked about a possible reunion, Jay said, "I would want to say never say never. [But] we're in such different places right now and don't really communicate on a consistent basis,” he said. "There are just so many steps that would have to take place in order for us to get back to even talking about it. It’s not too late, I just…I think the further we get away from it the harder it is to put it back together."

The band was due to embark on a farewell tour, which was derailed by the pandemic - and it's still a sore spot with DeMarcus. "In a lot of ways, I feel like I'm still mourning the loss of the Flatts, even though there wasn't an official breakup. Most of my adult life, it’s all that I've known," he said. "To have that stripped away from you, not on your own terms, was a very painful thing. And to not have known in March the 7th of 2020 when we were in New Jersey doing our last show that that was the last time the three of us would be on stage together makes me really sad to think about. To not have had time to give it its proper goodbye and to really savor those moments…" 

Source: People