Jelly Roll's life changed big time. From being a criminal as a teenager until his early adulthood, he became one of the most sought-after musicians in the country's music scene. More recently, he revealed in an interview that he finds it easy to grapple with his life back when he was still a convicted criminal compared to being famous in the present.
The singer appeared in an episode of The Howard Stern Show where he revealed that since he's someone who faces long-term incarceration, for him, "prison or jail or juvey or whatever becomes more of a home than your home."
He thought this way because of safety. He said, "When you were in the streets, there was no safety. Anything could happen at any time. It's a constant wild card. It's Anything goes."
When Howard Stern asked the singer if the world of prison or being a famous celebrity was easier, he immediately answered, " Prison, so much easier."
"So much easier because you know how to function in a jail, you know what to do... But now when you're backstage and someone says Paul McCartney wants to meet you, that's new territory," he added.
In the same episode, he gave fans more insight into his dark past as he admitted to being the "worst criminal ever" as he was busted 47 times.
"So bad... I was the worst criminal ever," he told the host.
He then recalled a story from when he was 15 years old: He thought he ran from the police, who were bound to arrest him.
Since he was under the influence of Xanax, which made him "a little slow," he thought that he was running away when the police pulled them over.
In his head, he thought he jumped out, ran across the field, and made it to safety, but in reality, he only made two steps, and the police watched him fall. The musician recalled that the policeman felt bad and didn't charge him for attempting to run.
In other updates about Jelly Roll, the singer told Taste of Country Nights that he's working on new music with "a lot of storytelling." In total, the singer wrote over 150 songs.
As of this writing, the country singer has yet to share more details about his next era of music.