While speaking with PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly on the Red Carpet Live show ahead of the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, the musician, 39, said he wants to jump into a television series so he may return in the future after calling his first time at the awards show "the coolest experience."
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00:00But now we're getting big. Oh my God, we've got a performer interrupted job at all. You know what? I'm jumping up here, dude
00:06I'm at the Emmys. I've already kind of snuck in the door
00:09Well, we're glad to have you didn't have to sneak in the red carpet was literally laid out for you
00:13Listen, I'm telling you man. I'm watching everything. I watch on my tour bus and living room right behind us
00:19It's the coolest experience ever. That's why we love what we do too. Yeah, it's crazy, man
00:23I want to be in a TV show now so I can come every year dude
00:25I'm calling all my country music friends and tell them we are missing the mark dude. We got to be at the Emmys
00:30Happening you said it it's gonna happen. Well, and you're not just here. You're gonna be up on that stage performing during the in memoriam
00:37What is what is that like to get asked to do something like that, man? It's an honor, you know
00:42It's an honor because tonight I've been selected to honor some of the greatest storytellers in the business ever
00:48And I'm a storyteller in my own regard and I think it's really cool that in a room full of storytellers
00:53We're gonna use music as a moment to honor some of them and and hopefully help that's what music's really about right music's medicine
01:00Hopefully somebody watching the program the night gets it's helped
01:03Yeah, and music has been medicine for you and I have to tell you this
01:07I just did our people cover story that's out this week with Snoop Dogg and he talks about his arc and his journey from
01:13Where he started to where he is now
01:14Tell us just a little bit about yours for the few people out there that might not know
01:18Oh, look, there's Dakota Fannin on the screen. I just met her. She was the nicest person
01:24No, it's funny I I
01:26think just
01:28Man, I don't want to be the guy. I just got to say it. Honestly, it's been God. It's been grace, man
01:33Not just the art the art followed the human
01:37The jelly roll story is the man evolved from being a very hateful spiteful
01:41victim mentality mad at the world kind of human to taking accountability and self-reflection and and now tries to live in gratitude and the music
01:49Just followed the art just followed wherever I was dragging it as a human
01:53When the fans have followed the art
01:55So, how is it? What does it meant to you to see people also transformed by your art to go on a similar journey inside them?
02:01Incredible question man. I think it's growth together
02:04right, it's like
02:06the I think one of the worst feelings in the world is hopelessness and loneliness and I think that
02:11We're growing together because it's not feeling like we're alone anymore
02:13We're kind of in this fight together and that's what music does and it's what television does it's what storytelling does it's what art does
02:20So, I think that's I'm just trying to take them on a journey I'm on hopefully we'll grow together
02:24It's so powerful what you're doing and juvenile correctional facilities and just across the board like really
02:31Using your art to have an impact. It's powerful. But I do have to ask you. Where is that fabulous wife of yours?
02:37Oh, I'm so excited. I hope you're watching this mama the most asked question on the red carpet has been where's your wife?
02:43We're in the middle of a tour right now
02:44We played New Orleans last night and we're in Orlando the next day or two
02:48So we uh, she took a day with the family to take him to the beach in my absence
02:51And I told her God had a little side quest for me. So I had to slide to LA and do this
02:56Yeah, how are you standing up right right now? Oh, man. I feel great, baby
02:59I'm I'm in the best shape of my life right now. Don't look like it, but I swear I am
03:05What is your key? What is your key to traveling and
03:09Can you sleep anywhere at this point? Yeah, I'm a yeah normally on the bus between cities, but
03:15Sleeping water are my best friends, man
03:17I just sleep a lot and drink a lot of water and it's so easy to stay energetic when you know the message and the
03:22purpose
03:25Listening but I'm loving this little Apple core. I'm wondering
03:28That's right there. What's one of your favorites? Oh, dude, my Apple man. It's a bad Apple, baby
03:32I might be bruised but I'm still sweet. I
03:35Love my cross man. I think my crosses reminds me to carry my cross every day. It's my public professional faith
03:41I'm not one of those guys that runs around screaming about my faith a bunch
03:44I try to wear it and put feet on it literally and figuratively you are congratulations on everything
03:49We can't wait to see the performance tonight. Enjoy your night and enjoy your
03:52Yes, most definitely. I know well, it always gets me crying