{"id":2005070,"date":"2023-08-18T15:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-says-hes-turned-down-offers-worth-millions-after-going-viral-doesnt-want-spotlight\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:33:34","slug":"oliver-anthony-says-hes-turned-down-offers-worth-millions-after-going-viral-doesnt-want-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-says-hes-turned-down-offers-worth-millions-after-going-viral-doesnt-want-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Anthony rejects million-dollar offers, avoids the spotlight."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foliver-anthony-says-hes-turned-down-offers-worth-millions-after-going-viral-doesnt-want-spotlight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Oliver Anthony: The \u2062Man \u2063Behind the Viral Anthem<\/h2>\n<p>Oliver Anthony, the\u2064 singer-songwriter from Virginia, has been making waves with his song &#8220;Rich \u200bMen North\u2064 Of Richmond.&#8221; Despite\u2063 receiving offers \u2062worth millions of dollars, Anthony has chosen to stay\u2064 out \u200dof the\u200c spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>In a heartfelt post on \u200cFacebook, \u2063Anthony, whose real name is\u2063 Christopher Anthony\u200b Lunsford, revealed that he adopted the\u200b name Oliver Anthony as a tribute to his grandfather and\u200d the Appalachian region where he grew\u200c up \u2064in the 1930s. He never aspired to be a full-time musician.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People\u200c in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-sensation-oliver-anthony-rejects-8-million-offers-from-country-music-industry\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony, viral sensation, turns down M offers from country music industry.\">music industry give<\/a> me blank stares \u200dwhen I \u200cbrush off $8 million offers,&#8221; Lunsford wrote.\u2063 &#8220;I \u200bdon&#8217;t\u2062 want the\u2063 fame, \u200cthe tour buses, or\u200b the jet. I simply want to create \u200bmusic that resonates with people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony&#8217;s music is\u2063 deeply personal, \u2062stemming from his own struggles with \u2062mental health and depression. He believes that \u200dhis songs have connected\u200c with millions because\u200c they\u2064 are raw\u2062 and authentic, devoid of any editing or pretense. It&#8217;s the kind of music that he \u200cbelieves \u200cwe should never have strayed from.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOT ABOUT THE MONEY: Oliver Anthony reveals why he&#8217;s turned down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-says-hes-turned-down-offers-worth-millions-after-going-viral-doesnt-want-spotlight\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony rejects million-dollar offers, avoids the spotlight.\">multiple million-dollar \u200coffers<\/a> from stunned music reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ztuChm9vN1\">https:\/\/t.co\/ztuChm9vN1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aMeZoDj5Ws\">pic.twitter.com\/aMeZoDj5Ws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1692380572260114600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing special about me,&#8221; Anthony humbly admits. &#8220;I&#8217;m not a virtuoso musician, nor am I a saint. I&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-naomi-osaka-brought-to-tears-by-heckler-during-match\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Naomi Osaka Brought to Tears by Heckler During Match\">battled mental health issues<\/a> and used alcohol as \u200ba crutch for the past five years.\u200d It saddens me\u200c to witness the division and strife in\u2064 our world. I&#8217;ve often felt hopeless, watching the decline of the\u200c greatest country\u2063 on Earth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony&#8217;s journey hasn&#8217;t been easy. He dropped out of high school at 17 \u2063but later obtained his GED. He spent \u200dseveral years working in various plant jobs in western North Carolina before pursuing his passion\u200c for music.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1692367770357000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0PjvCHmf-6JEmNrv3nGxwO\">CLICK \u200bHERE TO \u200dGET THE DAILYWIRE+\u200c APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Over\u200d the past year, Anthony has shared his songs on \u2062social media, garnering thousands to millions of views. His video for &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221;\u2064 has already \u200camassed an\u2062 impressive 25.8 million views.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony never anticipated\u200b such success. He\u2064 thought the song\u200b might reach\u2063 300k views at best. The overwhelming response has left him in\u2062 awe.<\/p>\n<p>He concludes his post with a poignant message, comparing\u200c our current state to the wandering of \u2063the\u2062 Israelites in the \u200cdesert. He believes\u2064 that we have strayed from God and allowed false \u2064idols to divide us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/who-is-oliver-anthony-the-songwriter-behind-the-viral-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who Is Oliver Anthony, The Songwriter Behind The Viral Anthem &#8216;Rich Men North Of Richmond&#8217;?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oliver Anthony, who gained fame with his viral hit &#8220;Rich Men North Of Richmond,&#8221; has declined lucrative offers worth millions. He expressed his desire to avoid the limelight. 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