Billboard: Jordan Davis's "Mess" was written in a basement session that began with a found guitar

Billboard's Makin' Tracks feature, published October 21, 2026, says Jacob Davis, Travis Wood and producer Paul DiGiovanni wrote "Mess" on May 6 in the basement studio at Universal Music Publishing Nashville. The session started when DiGiovanni picked up an old parts-caster Telecaster, a guitar assembled from mismatched parts. The title was first "Disaster"; Wood suggested "Mess" as more singable.