Instead of chanting “ICE out” at the Grammys like most of the others, Jelly Roll took his opportunity to put the attention on JESUS!
“I know they’re going to try to kick me off here, so just let me try to get this out. First of all, Jesus, I hear you, and I am listening, Lord, I am listening, Lord. Second of all, I want to thank my beautiful wife. I would have never changed my life without you. I would’ve ended up dead or in jail. I would’ve killed myself if it wasn’t for you and Jesus. I thank you for that. There was a time in my life, y’all, that I was broken. That’s why I wrote this album. I didn’t think I had a chance, y’all. There were days that I thought the darkest things—I was a horrible human. There was a moment in my life that all I had was a Bible this big and a radio the same size in a six-by-eight foot cell, and I believed that those two things could change my life. I believed that music had the power to change my life, and God had the power to change my life. And I want to tell y’all right now, Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party. Jesus is not owned by any music label. Jesus is Jesus, and anybody can have a relationship with Him. I love you, Lord.”
