"Maybe we ran into an old acquaintance at the supermarket and said "Let's catch up sometime" or told our friends we would "check out" the boring-sounding show they spent the past five minutes recommending? That's what country-music superstar Jelly Roll appeared to do after the Grammys last week when, in response to a question about the state of the country, he said he had "a lot to say""
""People shouldn't care to hear my opinion, man," he said. "I'm a dumb redneck. I haven't watched enough. I didn't have a phone for 18 months. I've had one for four months and don't have social media." He also said that, growing up, he wasn't concerned about politics because he was focused on trying to survive in a "drug-addict household" and "didn't even know politics were fucking real until I was in my mid-20s in jail.""
Jelly Roll pledged to make a clear political statement within a week after a Grammys appearance but did not follow through on that timeline. He explained at the Grammys that he felt uninformed and had limited access to news while he lacked a phone and social media for long periods. He recounted a childhood in a drug-addict household and said he only became aware of politics in his mid-20s while incarcerated. The specific one-week deadline intensified scrutiny about how he planned to quickly educate himself. The unmet promise prompted questions about celebrity accountability and readiness to weigh in on politics.
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