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#469 – Oliver Anthony: Country Music, Blue-Collar America, Fame, Money, and Pain
Lex Fridman Podcast
2 hours 27 minutes 2 seconds
3 months ago
#469 – Oliver Anthony: Country Music, Blue-Collar America, Fame, Money, and Pain
Oliver Anthony is singer-songwriter who first gained worldwide fame with his viral hit Rich Men North of Richmond. He became a voice for many who are voiceless, with many of his songs speaking to the struggle of the working class in modern American life.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) - Introduction
(09:00) - Open mics
(13:03) - Mainstream country music
(22:10) - Fame
(28:06) - Music vs politics
(36:56) - Rich Men North of Richmond
(47:06) - Popularity, money, and integrity
(1:01:54) - Blue-collar people
(1:13:57) - Depression
(1:38:50) - Nature
(2:01:26) - Three-legged cat
(2:09:57) - I Want to Go Home (live performance)
(2:13:36) - Guitar backstory
(2:17:58) - Playing live this year
Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.
