Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds says he was kicked out of Brigham Young University after he confessed to his bishop that he had sex with his girlfriend, according to Us Weekly. Reynolds, 39, shared the story in a street interview with reporter Kate Mackz published Wednesday, Oct. 28.
"I'm not religious anymore, but I went on a Mormon mission for two years in Nebraska," Reynolds said. "I got kicked out of BYU." He continued: "I got kicked out 'cause I confessed to having sex with my girlfriend to my bishop."
BYU is a Utah college heavily associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Us Weekly notes that it follows a strict honor code that includes abstinence and sobriety. Reynolds said the expulsion was followed by what he called a "yearlong repentance process."
"I read a lot of the Bible and said a lot of prayers, and then God forgave me," he said.
Reynolds did not sugarcoat how it felt. "It is not something I would recommend to any kid to ever have to go through," he said. "It was not a good experience."
He is a father of four children with ex-wife Aja Volkman. The two musicians were married from 2011 to 2024, per Us Weekly.