Jack Antonoff opened up about continuing to perform love songs he penned about ex Margaret Qualley, more than three months after they separated.The musical artist, 42, who split with actress, 32, this past July after almost three years of marriage, spoke with The Guardian about the mixed feelings he gets when he performs love songs he wrote in her honor.Antonoff said he ‘obviously was really worried about this specific thing’ in terms of performing songs he ‘wrote recently,’ even debating if he should omit them from his set.’I sat long and hard with it and thought, “If I change the setlist …” and in my gut there was a unanimous jury that said, “No, this is the deal.”‘He said that the ‘deal’ he’s made with his fans is to honestly reveal how he feels via his music: ‘I’m going to risk at any moment having to stand behind it for f***ing ever.’The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for both parties for further comment on the story. Jack Antonoff, 42, opened up about continuing to perform love songs he penned about ex Margaret Qualley, 32, more than three months after they split. Pictured at the Grammys in LA in February Antonoff said he feels the music succeeds in evoking strong emotions, in both highs and lows.’Anyone could relate to the terrible sadness and pain, but there’s a great power to it also,’ Antonoff said.The Bleachers performer said that ‘it’s actually been really beautiful’ in having his fans understand the emotional undertones of the songs he penned for Qualley.’I mean, for people to come together,’ he said, ‘to know what I write a song about, to know how that must feel for me now, to know what that song means to you as an audience member, to just hold it all and sort of celebrate.’Antonoff said he ‘would rather live through something publicly than even escape it privately.’The artist said, ‘I don’t rewrite the past, I have no shame about the things I’ve said.’My life has been dedicated to making it impossible for me to rewrite the past, because I’m standing there, singing about how I felt during the good times, so when the bad times hit I can’t look myself in the mirror and pretend that those times didn’t exist.’Antonoff acknowledged his separation from the Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood actress during a September 15 show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Antonoff performing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival October 10 in Austin, Texas Qualley seen at SiriusXM Studios on October 7 in New York City After a fan asked him to play the 2017 song Let’s Get Married, as seen in a clip published by USA Today, Antonoff said in a lighthearted tone, ‘Absolutely not – read the news, brother.’Antonoff and Qualley were initially romantically linked in 2021 and wed in August of 2023 in New Jersey with notable names in attendance including Taylor Swift, Zoë Kravitz and Lana Del Rey.Qualley did not accompany Antonoff to Swift’s wedding earlier this year, and days later a representative for the actress confirmed the split to People, denying there had been any cheating involved.’There are no trust issues,’ the representative told the outlet in a statement. ‘There was no infidelity or anything outside of respect and partnership in this relationship.’They have deep love and care for one another. There are only two people in this marriage, and the sources who are talking to the press and commenting on their relationship are not people who know them. Please respect their privacy.’