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Jelly Roll Reveals That He Once Pooped His Pants On Stage: “I Was Confident It Was All Air”
S*** happens…
And believe it or not, it happens way more than you can imagine.
Of course, pop country legend, Shania Twain, went viral a few years back for confessing that she has peed her pants on stage multiple times over the years, and Grammy winner and Kelly Clarkson revealed that she once “destroyed” (her words, not mine) a side stage trash can during a quick wardrobe change between songs. That confession also garnered quite the viral reaction, but perhaps due to Kelly’s quite descriptive imagery. I mean, can you imagine getting a case of the bubble guts during “Since You’ve Been Gone,” slipping backstage to swap outfits, and just squatting over a waste basket can while your glam team try and give you a NASCAR style outfit change? I mean, she was probably in some makeshift tent and/or behind a curtain, but you know there still had to a least be a handful of people in there with her. And then you walk out to sing “Because Of You” like that didn’t just happen?
For the love of the game…
Nevertheless, when you’re a performer, in whatever capacity that may be, the show must go on, and I can’t tell you how many artists and athletes over the years I’ve talked while hosting the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast who have said something to the effect of “oh yeah, I’ve sh*t my pants before” or “sometimes you just have to piss your pants and keep moving.” Even 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champ Ryan Blaney told us once that there obviously isn’t a bathroom in your car… and while that he personally has never had to go (you usually wind up pretty dehydrated running a NASCAR race), he revealed that a number of drivers just piss their pants and keep on racing.
It just comes with the territory, I guess…
But recently, another country music artist shared a little too much about on-stage bathroom antics, Grammy nominee Jason DeFord, AKA Jelly Roll. He made an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, alongside fellow country music star, Luke Bryan, and when Hudson asked about their most embarrassing concert moments, Jelly was quick to open up with the time he soiled his shorts on stage.
He described the situation:
“I pooped myself one time. I did… I’m sorry. Listen, it was what they call a sh*rt. I didn’t know. I was confident it was all air. I’m so sorry, I watched this crowd go from loving me to just being completely out. I overshared again.”
Luke Bryan followed up saying:
“My problem is that I really didn’t get embarrassed about it when I did it.”
And while Luke is a well-known jokester, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if that were true.
Jelly Roll is clearly known for being one of the most transparent, candid and overall vulnerable people in all of country music. Nothing is really off limits, and that’s why people love him. He seems genuine and relatable, especially for folks who’ve experience their fair share of struggle, whether it be with drugs and addiction, incarceration, or just feelings of hopelessness and unworthiness. Granted, being on stage isn’t exactly something most of us can relate to, aside from the occasional live band karaoke night at the local watering hole, but either way, it’s just another example of Jelly Roll keeping it real with fans. Maybe a little too real…
Never change Jelly… never change.
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