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Jelly Roll was constantly in trouble, from the time he entered his teenage years and it lasted almost two decades. Now, the superstar is blaming his constant arrests on “entitlement.” What does he mean by that and is there any possibility he could have changed his ways sooner? Keep reading to see what Jelly had to say about his early life of crime.
Jelly Roll Lands In Jail At 13
For years, Jelly Roll was getting in trouble, running from the police, and being a self-proclaimed worst criminal out there. It was these experiences that have shaped him into the man that he is today. He gives back and speaks in prisons to inmates to inspire them that this is not their final destination. It is vital to him to make his life story worth it. He was locked up when his first child, daughter, Bailee was born. That changed his life as he missed vital moments and did not want that for himself.
When others see how he has completely turned his life around for the better and has a stable wife, family, and unstoppable career, it is mindblowing. More so, it shows that anything is possible with faith but this did not happen overnight. Jelly was ordered to his first AA meeting at 14 which he notes he barely recalls. Now, he is opening up even further about being locked up at just thirteen years old. According to People, he appeared on the podcast, On Purpose with Jay Shetty.
Jelly proceeded to detail how things began to spiral at such a young age:
It’s deep-rooted insecurities early. I was always a bigger kid. So I had a little chip on my shoulder naturally as a young kid.
So, he found what he needed and “acceptance” through the streets. As for how he got in jail at thirteen, it was a fight gone wrong:
I’d gotten into a fight with a kid and back then they had the chain wallets. When we were wrestling, I grabbed a chain wallet to try to hit him with it, and that was a strong-arm robbery case. So I ended up in the system for like 20-something months when I was 13 for that strong-arm robbery.
It took a long time for Jelly to finally see the light until he was in his early thirties.
Lingering Remorse & ‘Entitlement’
Jelly Roll spent many years in and out of prison and still struggled as he got older. Yet, he began to have remorse about the harm and trouble he had caused. He has previously mentioned that he understands why he has enemies. There were a lot of things that he did that were awful and could not be taken back:
I was still a bad person in my early 30s, but I mean, I was a really horrible kid all the way into my mid-20s. People are always like, ‘You’re the nicest dude I’ve ever met.’ I’m like, ‘I’m so glad y’all haven’t met nobody that knew me 20 years ago.’
So, what caused all of this? Jelly has noted he kept his mother, Donna DeFord up at nights filled with worry. He attributes it to “entitlement” as he realizes he never should have stolen in the first place:
Just this entitlement that I had that the world owed me enough that I could come take your stuff. What a horrible, horrible way to look at life and people, just what a horrible way to interact with the Earth.
One goal that Jelly Roll has is to make amends with his robbery victim from two decades ago. He is in AA and believes everyone should attend a meeting at some point in their lives. Making amends is a core part of the program so he would like to get to that person. Hopefully, he can do it and close that chapter in his extremely colorful book. For now, he will keep spreading the word that people can change if they truly believe.
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