Jelly Roll battled severe isolation and illness during grueling foreign tour: I want to go home

Jelly Roll hit a breaking point on his music tour.During the Australia leg of his tour, the country star admitted he has reached one of the lowest points he’s faced in years while thousands of miles away from his family and support system.The 40-year-old singer, born Jason Bradley DeFord, spoke candidly during an appearance on the “No Filter with Kate Langbroek” podcast, sharing that the long-distance trip challenged him in ways he didn’t expect.“I’m falling apart.It’s a horrible week.

I’m doing the worst mentally I’ve done in a long time,” the “I Am Not Okay” crooner shared.“I’m really far from home, and it’s really hitting me that I’m really far from home, like in an anxious way.… I’m not having fun, and I want to go home.”Jelly Roll performed six shows across Australia from Oct.

25 to Nov.4 — his debut run in the country — before a scheduled final concert in Auckland, New Zealand, Nov.

8.He canceled the Auckland show at the last minute due to illness, marking a rare instance of him missing a performance.On the podcast, Jelly Roll explained that his physical sickness had a domino effect on his mental state as the demanding travel schedule continued.He said the trip abroad had “f–ked my stomach up,” adding his health issues quickly hurt his overall well-being.“When my stomach’s not right, nothing’s right. My mind’s not right.Everything.

I’m just not thinking clear,” he said.Jelly Roll additionally said the logistics of the Australia trip — especially the lack of tour buses — intensified his sense of feeling alone.“I’m having to be super isolated.I don’t like it,” he revealed.

“I’m spending a lot of time in my hotel room by myself, just in my head.I don’t like it.

I miss my family a ton.”He shared that he was using breathing exercises to steady himself and “talking myself through” the illness but admitted that every part of him wanted to return to Tennessee.Morning...