Finally someone asks!

From a recent newspaper interview with Blake Shelton:

Q. Why'd you whack your long hair off -- and has anybody complained?

A. I've had long hair since I was 12. I was just sick of it, to be honest. It was like taking off a wet pair of pants. It was miserable. I didn't ask anybody. I just did it and I didn't care what anybody thought. The people that work with me don't have the nerve to complain about something like that, but every now and then, a fan will say they wish I hadn't done it. On the other hand, some say they're glad I did it.