JELLY Roll has opened up about his previous struggles with addiction and mental health ahead of his upcoming documentary release.
A new trailer has dropped for the Hulu film, which will give new insight into Jelly’s dark past and rising music career.
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The documentary is titled Jelly Roll: Save Me and will be available to stream on Hulu on May 30, 2023.
The trailer showed Jelly, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, as the singer previously embarked on the largest tour of his career at the Bridgestone Arena in his hometown of Nashville.
Jelly talked about his past with drug addiction and mental health and how his former struggles led him to his now-successful career.
The full film, produced by ABC News Studio, will reveal never-before-seen footage from Jelly’s tour that includes those closest to him opening up about his troubled life.
It will also show how the country artist now uses his platform to raise awareness for those struggling with similar issues.
The emotional trailer also included footage of the songwriter visiting the same juvenile detention center where he was incarcerated during his youth.
Jelly was filmed while visiting the detention center as he shared his story and spread positivity among those present.
JELLY’S DOCUMENTARY DETAILS
In the new trailer, Jelly is heard narrating his former thoughts on life after leaving jail.
“I came out of jail with a plan,” he said. “I was gonna put every piece of energy I had into music.
“It’s almost like something just clicked right then,” he explained. “I came home and jumped out of the window with no parachute.”
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Jelly continued to label himself as a former “drug addict,” “stealer,” and “street kid,” saying he didn’t have any “self-worth” before finding himself through music.
The singer said he was willing to do whatever it took to give himself a better life and started handing out mixtapes to initially get his career going.
Jelly also explained how he was told he was “too fat” to be in the music business and that his voice wasn’t “cool enough” at one point.
The artist said his biggest mountain was his mental health and that music was his “Hail Mary.”
“If I wasn’t a musician I’d be dead,” Jelly said at the end of the trailer.
FROM RAGS TO RICHES
Jelly performed at this year’s CMT Music Awards, where he left the fan-voted awards show with a few wins.
Jelly performed his hit song Need A Favor at the show, which took place in Austin, Texas on April 2.
The rising star took home the awards for Male Video, Digital-First Performance, and Breakthrough Male Video for his song Son of a Sinner.
Jelly also performed at the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards earlier this year and took the stage during the Season 21 finale of American Idol on Sunday.
Jelly’s new album, Whitsitt Chapel, is currently available for pre-order with an expected release date of June 2.
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