‘Rich Men’ Singer Oliver Anthony Laments Porn, Prescription Drugs and More in Strange Two-Hour Joe Rogan Interview

variety.com:

William Earl Oliver Anthony, whose hit song “Rich Men North of Richmond” is at the top of the charts and created a political firestorm on both sides of the aisle, took to The Joe Rogan Experience on Wednesday for a longform interview about his life and many other topics.

After saying in a tearful video posted last week that he was uncomfortable being presented as a flag-bearer for the right by hopeful Republican presidential candidates during last week’s debate, Anthony was cagey about any political leanings about “Rich Men”: He said little more than “at least I know I’m doing something right” by upsetting both sides of the aisle with the song.

But the conversation soon sprawled in a Rogan-esque manner into many tangents, tackled with the grace and nuance of barflies who avoid reading the news: The ills of society, celebrities, heritage, child stars, the internet, government corruption, big pharma, microplastics, fitness and more were all up for discussion in the first hour alone.

One surprising topic that sparked interest in Anthony was pornography, which came up while the duo was discussing businesses that didn’t get corporate bailouts. “That’s stuff’s terrible for people,” he said. “That’s one thing I had to give up because it does disconnect you from reality in many ways.