Jackson Taylor spent Valentine's Day playing a show at the Firehouse Bar and Grill in Abilene, TX. Unfortunately, the show ended with Jackson passing out and crashing to the floor.

As seen in the video, after finishing the song 'Cocaine,' Jackson drops his guitar and then drops to the ground. Jackson took to Facebook to share the video and address any rumors before they could start to spread.

He says that the episode wasn't drug or alcohol related. It had everything to do with being sick, but not wanting to let down anyone who had traveled to the show. As is the case with most of Jackson's Facebook posts, he doesn't mince words or try to sugarcoat anything. Here's the full text of his Facebook comment.

Before the OD, or to drunk to play rumors get going let me assure everyone that wasn't the case last night and I am going to post this and get it out of the way. Better to pull a bandaid off quick. This video is humiliating at best but it's not going away so I'll be the one to share it.
I've been very sick the last few days and getting sicker. By show time last night my fever was so high and my body was so week I had trouble walking to the stage.
From the third song in it was a fight to stay in my chair.
I don't remember much after that. I have always gutted through injuries and illness and I didn't think last night would be any different. I feel and always feel horrible when my voice in 100% because people are paying and I owe them 100%. It rarely is though. I am normally like most touring working singers at about 70%. Bad monitors, colds, allergies, lack of sleep, air conditioning, heaters, dry climates, smokey bars ect... all play their part. Some times it's strep, the flue or laryngitis and that's when you have to make do which what ever comes out, I think I have a serious case of pneumonia that I will get looked at.
I would cancel more when I'm really sick but we are a band some people drive 3, 6 even 9 hours to see. I take that very seriously. I'm not much of a singer anyway and most people who fallow my music do so for the songs not my vocal gymnastics so as long as o can muster the strength I play. I am an average singer at best and I have made peace with that long, long ago. What I lack in natural talent I make up for in work ethic. Anyone who takes the time to look at or tour schedule can see the crazy miles we put in in a relatively short time. I'm not complaining just stating the obvious. Contrary to popular myths I have never been to drunk to finish a show. Ever.
I did take to many shrooms one night and that show was cut short. That's one in literally thousands of shows.
I've canceled more shoes do to bad weather than I have so to sickness. Never canceled a single show when I broke my femur, or my ribs or my right hand three different times, when I got stabbed or shot, I've jumped off stage gotten in fights and jumped back on and finished with broken noses and eyes swelled completely shut. I only canceled the ones with my left hand because my fingers where broken and dislocated and I couldn't play and we had no one to fill in on guitar.
I have never been one to let my body dictate to me what I will do. I am a big believer in will and intestinal fortitude. Sometimes however your body can't be pushed any farther and it dictates to you. I've never fell out of a run in the army no matter how hot long or cold or hungover, never not finished a ruck march no matter how injured.
Quitting like fear and insecurity is a virus that will spread if not checked at every turn.
I really don't remember much about last night except being embarrassed about my week raspy voice. Each word felt like pushing broken glass across infected wounds in my throat. I should have listened to my body and I will going forward. It's hard for a man like me to face there are things he can gut through. I always have before but I am older now and I have allot of hard miles on me. I can say with a certain amount of pride that I made it to the last moment of the last song before collapsing. So I guess I still technically haven't fallen out of a run or quit. I know the haters will say what they will and that's ok. I'm used to it, but for people that matter to me who actually do worry about me because of my tendency to push things to the extreme
last night I was just really really sick. A week off in bed being nursed by my Princess should get me right as rain. Oh and for the record I collapsed I didn't faint. ;)
I am much better today so please don't worry. No prayers or well wishes needed. Just allot of rest and TLC from my wife. God Bless, any one you choose.

 

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