Jelly Roll is speaking out about his wife Bunnie Xo's new memoir. The book details Bunnie Xo's own journey, but it also dishes a lot on their marriage and past struggles as well. The singer admitted that it was "rough" for him to read her memoir, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic.
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That's not a knock against the quality of the book. It just brought back up a lot of painful memories. At the same time, he tells People that it allowed him to see her side of things as well.
"It was rough at times just for me to read it. You know what I mean? We went through a lot of pain and having to go through it together, but reading the whole book and seeing where it ended at is really touching," Jelly Roll said.
The artist praised his wife for being brave and courageous. Bunnie Xo pulled no punches in her gripping account of the journey of her life so far. "I'm just proud of her for telling her story so unapologetically," he told PEOPLE. "I mean, she talks about everything fearlessly, from domestic assault to sexual assault. I'm just proud of her. She's so brave."
Jelly Roll Opens Up About Memoir
It's good to see the two standing strong together. Recently, they announced they were planning to broaden their family through surrogacy. So what has been the secret to their relationship? Well it all has to do with love and communication.
Jelly Roll revealed, "Love will always do it. Communication, just believing you're with the right person and believing that change can actually happen."
"That's why we've been so honest about this story with everybody. We knew it would come with blow back, but our heart was to hope that somebody would hear it and believe that they could change," he also added.
Meanwhile, Bunnie Xo said that writing the book allowed her to get raw and share her unfiltered truth.
Bunnie said, "I've always considered myself an open book, so when it came time to pour my heart into chapters, it only felt natural to write about what I know best — my journey, my perspective and the grit that's carried me through."
"Stripped Down is the rawest reflection of who I am in every form," she continued. "It felt only fitting to name my book after the way I've always lived life — raw, unfiltered and in my naked truth."
