Jelly Roll Backstage with Nicole at TidalWave Music Festival 2023

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00:0092.5 XTU, Philly's Country Station, it's McColl with Johnny Roll!

00:05I'm so excited, this whole weekend I was like, I can't wait to see Johnny Roll.

00:10And he's doing an interview and I was like, yes, yes, yes.

00:13And I was excited to see you but I was like, is Bunny here?

00:15And you said she took some days off.

00:17I know, the poor thing.

00:18She works hard too.

00:19For whatever reason, the calendar she has only has the back row baptism tour dates.

00:25Okay.

00:26So she looked at the stretch because this is like a separate thing.

00:29And she was like, you're awesome.

00:31I was like, no, I'm not.

00:32We're going to do a big festival.

00:33She was like, I can't.

00:34She was so mad.

00:35Yeah.

00:36I love her.

00:37Yeah.

00:38So you guys, such a cool vibe couple.

00:40I'm obsessed.

00:41She's my best friend, man.

00:42So cute.

00:43Alright, so you literally are taking over the music industry right now.

00:48Oh, stop.

00:49I know you probably hear this a lot, but we need to talk about this.

00:52You are the first artist ever to have a top 10 on country and rock radio at the same time.

00:57High five.

00:58Yes.

00:59What is that like?

01:00Man, it is.

01:01I say it on stage every night and it's just, when I say it still, it's, you know, who would

01:06ever thought?

01:07That's the kind of history you don't even think about being feasible to make.

01:12So it's just unreal.

01:13And I think it's a testament of the song.

01:15Yeah.

01:16The song is just, man.

01:17But I think it's a testament of you.

01:18I mean, you are so, and I was talking to Lexi a little off camera, but she's your record

01:22rep, a friend of mine.

01:23And I was saying, like, you're so organic and that's what people want so much now.

01:27And your, your songs, like, I remember the first time I heard Need a Favor, I was like,

01:30this is a first listen hit.

01:32It's a smash.

01:33And I think the combination just who you are and your music, it just, it connects with

01:37people so much.

01:38Well, speaking of big smashes, thank y'all.

01:40Y'all been playing the absolute.

01:41You're welcome.

01:42You're welcome.

01:43You're welcome.

01:44You're welcome.

01:45We were definitely doing this interview.

01:48I'm like, I want to go talk to these people.

01:51I'm like, it just, there's so much soul to it too.

01:56And I know that you, so I saw you at CRS, you performed with the New Faces in Nashville

02:01back in March, and you have so much soul.

02:03Have you always been like that?

02:04Or do you feel that that's been through experience and life and everything that you've

02:09been through?

02:10I think it's experience and life, and I think a lot of it too comes with just, um,

02:15my spirit comes through the music, you know?

02:17Yeah, yeah.

02:18And it's like, I don't, I didn't, I'm still learning how to sing.

02:20Yeah.

02:21So for me, a lot of that soul just comes from squeezing my buttons every time I'm going for

02:25it.

02:26You know what I mean?

02:27Yeah.

02:28Going out there and sounding like that.

02:31But it really does, it's like, it's like, I feel like people go to your show and

02:35then you're like taking them to church a little bit.

02:37Yeah.

02:38I always wanted that feeling though.

02:39My wife told me, like, in 2016 or 15, we were walking out of the show, and she was

02:45like, that felt like church.

02:46And initially the Southern man was like, well, hold on, man, that gets a little, don't

02:51say that.

02:52And then she looked at me and she said, this will be the closest thing to church some

02:56of these people ever mentioned.

02:57Yeah, yeah.

02:58And I thought about that and I was like, man, we actually probably need to lean into that.

03:03Yeah.

03:04But this is the one chance for people to experience what that old back road.

03:08So, you know, it went to chapel, the church I named my album at.

03:11Yeah.

03:12You want to know what a Sunday at Winsor Chapel felt like?

03:14This is it.

03:15I felt like any time you had a good Sunday, it involved dancing, singing, crying, and food.

03:22And maybe football.

03:23Yeah, yeah, football.

03:24Especially downstairs.

03:25Wait, so speaking of football really quick, because obviously, so we're at the Jersey Shore,

03:28but it's an extension of Philly.

03:29So we're a Philly radio station.

03:31It's like everybody goes to the Jersey Shore in the summer.

03:33So it's Eagles football land.

03:35Right.

03:36But like the Titans, like most people from the South are SEC fans.

03:39Oh, yeah.

03:40So are you a Titans fan?

03:41I'm a Titans fan.

03:42You are a Titans fan.

03:43And then do you follow college football?

03:44Oh, absolutely.

03:45So who's your team?

03:46Yeah, so we will be cheering on the volunteer for Tennessee.

03:48Oh, you are, okay.

03:49Now I do cheer for Auburn when they're not playing Tennessee.

03:52Okay.

03:53I had a family member to go to Auburn.

03:54Oh, cool.

03:55My brother and sister have been Auburn fans.

03:56All right.

03:57So, and I mean the Titans, I feel like they're like a cool vibe team.

04:00They're a newer, one of the newer teams.

04:02Oh, dude, we were on fire until y'all took our best wide receiver.

04:06We lost AJ Brown, took y'all straight to a Super Bowl.

04:09You were 12?

04:10They're licking my wound.

04:11It's been horrible.

04:12It's a sore subject.

04:13Why'd you have to bring this up?

04:15I love it though.

04:16I love AJ.

04:17I think AJ's great.

04:18He was good for Nashville.

04:19And I think he's great for Philadelphia.

04:21You are always welcome to be an Eagles fan.

04:23I'm an AJ Brown fan for sure.

04:25There you go.

04:26Yes.

04:27Don't get me in trouble, but I would cheer it for you.

04:29We need an Eagles.

04:30Send Jelly Roll a Kelly Green, AJ Brown jersey.

04:33Yeah, come on.

04:34That is what you need right now.

04:36Send me an AJ Brown jersey.

04:37Just a little more salt in that wound.

04:39Listen, salt's good for you.

04:42It helps you to enjoy it.

04:44Yes, I know.

04:45Listen, congratulations.

04:46You're also on Pop Radio and Hot AC right now.

04:48Yes.

04:49So four formats.

04:50You're just, it's just awesome.

04:52I love you.

04:53I think you're so talented and I'm so honored to play your songs.

04:56Thank you for interviewing and stopping by.

04:59Thanks for taking the time.

05:00And I can't wait to do a Philly proper show.

05:02Yes, that's right, because you technically, this is not Philly proper.

05:05Right.

05:06Even last time I believe it was Camden, right?

05:08Yeah.

05:09That's technically, actually, one of my biggest pet peeves is when people go,

05:12what's up, Camden?

05:13I'm like, you're technically in Philly.

05:15Yeah, yeah, for sure.

05:16But it is weird, because even here, you'll have Philly people, Jersey people,

05:19Delaware super close.

05:21It's confusing for people from the Midwest or the South, because you're like,

05:24why are all these states crisscrossing each other?

05:27It's like a geography lesson.

05:28Admittedly, I'm geographically challenged when I get to the East Coast.

05:31It was this morning that I was like, I think we're right about Philly.

05:35I also kept saying I was playing Jersey City all week, and I was wrong.

05:40Right.

05:41Apparently, this is Atlantic City, and there is a Jersey City.

05:44That's technically New York City.

05:46Yeah.

05:47So that's what's even weirder.

05:48Yeah.

05:49Is that you have, like, the South Jersey towns that are connected to Philly,

05:51and then the North Jersey towns that are connected to New York City.

05:53So it's very confusing.

05:55God, it's awesome.

05:56I know.

05:57But you're awesome.

05:58There's culture everywhere.

05:59It is.

06:00What?

06:01I don't know y'all can simply get asked.

06:02No.

06:03They're bringing me a cheesesteak.

06:04Yes.

06:05Where should it be for me?

06:06All right.

06:07You say Angelo's?

06:08Angelo's is bringing me.

06:09Oh.

06:10Oh, you're getting Angelo's?

06:11It's an Angelo's.

06:12Yes.

06:13Oh, my God.

06:14So Angelo's, like, Angelo's is such a big deal.

06:16I can't, this is how you know you're a big deal.

06:18Angelo's, you can't even go inside.

06:19You have to call on the phone.

06:20Really?

06:21There's no online ordering.

06:22Oh, that's awesome.

06:23It has such a cult following.

06:24It's such a big deal in Philly.

06:26Wait, you have Angelo's black car?

06:28They said they were coming to see you.

06:30Yeah.

06:31Oh, my God.

06:32This is real.

06:33This is a big deal.

06:34So I met them at the Shinedown show.

06:35Okay.

06:36Last year.

06:37Yeah.

06:38And everybody kept telling me that.

06:39They were like, yo, this is a big deal.

06:40Yes.

06:41And they brought us all these things.

06:42And they were like, I agree.

06:43Yes.

06:44And this morning they were like, yo, the people are bringing the Philly cheesesteaks.

06:45I was like, the same people?

06:46They were like, yes.

06:47What are you doing?

06:48This is the caliber that Gelly Roll was at, that Angelo's is delivering cheesesteaks.

06:52So.

06:53Who cares about a number one song on all the formats?

06:56That's awesome.

06:57Angelo's is delivering you a cheesesteak.

06:58What a fat ass I am.

07:00I'm celebrating my number one weekend.

07:01I'm on Philly radio.

07:02Like, Angelo's is bringing this.

07:07Gelly Roll, you're amazing.

07:08Gelly Roll, everybody.

07:09Thank you so much.

07:10Thank y'all so much.

07:11So great.

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