VIDEO : Chandler Riggs Leaves 'The Walking Dead'

The Walking Dead cast bid farewell to Carl Grimes this week.

But actor Chandler Riggs is okay with his character out of the picture.

Riggs wants to use his time to pursue a music career.

"Listen, every single character death is different... But when you're dealing with someone like Chandler who's been on the show from the beginning, from literally the end of the first episode, it was rough....He was eight years old or nine years old when we first started..."
Greg Nicotero

"I was in so much devastation about the storyline, because it really was something I could not process. For me, Michonne grew as a character through Chandler and my interaction on screen, that's how her heart opened, through Carl."
Danai Gurira