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Jelly Roll feels 'disconnected' from politics

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Jelly Roll has called himself a "dumb redneck" who feels "disconnected" from politics.

During his appearance at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (01.02.26), the singer/rapper won three prizes and took questions from the press backstage at the Crypto.com Arena and he was asked to comment on "what's going on in the country right now".

However, Jelly Roll insisted he didn't feel qualified to comment on US politics. According to PEOPLE, he said: "So this is the truth, and I'm glad somebody asked, because I love talking about this stuff, and people care to hear my opinion, but so I can tell you that people shouldn't care to hear my opinion.

"You know, I'm a dumb redneck, like, I haven't watched enough. I didn't have a phone for 18 months.

"I'm so disconnected from what's happening. I grew up in a house of, like, insane pandemonium. Like, I didn't even know politics were f******real until I was in my mid-20s in jail.

"Like, that's how disconnected [you are] when you grew up in a drug addict household. You think we, like, had common calls about what's happening in rural politics? Like, we're just trying to find a way to survive, man, you know?"

He went on to add: "I'm going through it the next week, and everybody's going to hear exactly what I have to say about it in the most loud and clear way I've ever spoke in my life. So I look forward to it on the Internet."

The ceremony featured a number of stars giving their opinion on President Donald Trump's immigration policies and the issues surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Bad Bunny received a standing ovation from the audience after he gave a passionate speech when he took to the stage to pick up the Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.

 

The music star - who hails from Puerto Rico - said: "Before I say thanks to God, I'm gonna say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens - we are humans, and we are Americans ...

"The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love ... We have to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don't hate them.

"We love our people, we love our family, and that's the way to do it - with love. Don't forget that, please. Thank you. Thank you, God, and thank you to the Grammys."

Pop star Billie Eilish also used her speech to rally against ICE - urging fans to keep protesting.

She told the crowd: "As grateful as I feel, I honestly don't feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land ...

"It's just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I just feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter."

The singer ended her speech by saying: "And f*** ICE, that's all I'm gonnga say. Sorry!"


 

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