‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Singer Says He Turned Down $8M Offer, Still Lives in Camper Without Roof
The man behind the viral working-class anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond” is speaking out about his newfound fame. For starters, in a Thursday Facebook post, he said his real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford — with…
The man behind the viral working-class anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond” is speaking out about his newfound fame.
For starters, in a Thursday Facebook post, he said his real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford — with Oliver Anthony actually being his grandfather.
He picked the name as a “dedication not only to him, but 1930’s Appalachia where he was born and raised. Dirt floors, seven kids, hard times.”
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Lunsford said he has declined $8 million offers from Music industry executives and is still living in a “27′ camper with a tarp on the roof that I got off of craigslist.”
“I don’t want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor trailers and a jet. I don’t want to play stadium shows, I don’t want to be in the spotlight,” the former factory worker said.
“I wrote the Music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression,” he said, adding that he has also been struggling with alcoholism for the last five years.
“These songs have connected with millions of people on such a deep level because they’re being sung by someone feeling the words in the very moment they were being sung.”
“No editing, no agent, no bulls***,” the singer bluntly stated. “Just some idiot and his guitar. The style of Music