Jelly Roll continues rolling along on his road to redemption. The 38-year-old musician looks to the future while reckoning with his colorful past, opening up in a new interview about music, drugs and becoming a father while incarcerated. As Jelly — born Jason DeFord — gears up to drop his highly anticipated new country album,, the artist is featured in a new cover story for magazine. The star gets candid about his unconventional journey to the top of Nashville's music scene, crediting his daughter, Bailee, with offering a great deal of influence on the new album. «A guard knocks on my cell door midafternoon during lockdown,» Jelly recalls, referencing one of his many stints in prison as a teen and young adult.