Breakout singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony responds to his song ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ being broadcast at the Republican debate, saying the politicians misunderstood it as being about President Biden. Country sensation Oliver Anthony has decided to leave the music industry. In a lengthy YouTube video this week, the 32-year-old, whose real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford and who rose to fame a year ago with his hit song "Rich Men North of Richmond," sat in a wooded area with his two dogs opining on life and his career.
"I’ve decided that moving forward, I don’t need a Nashville management company. I don’t even need to exist within the space of music. So, I’m looking at switching my whole business over to a traveling ministry," Anthony revealed after discussing how he believes "our system is broken.
" He added that he wants to "kind of keep things in the family business," noting that his great-grandfather had been a traveling minister . OLIVER ANTHONY STAYING TRUE TO HIMSELF AS HE GRAPPLES WITH STUNNING RISE TO FAME, FRIEND SAYS In a lengthy YouTube video this week, Oliver Anthony, who rose to fame a year ago with his hit song "Rich Men North of Richmond," said he plans to leave the music industry to become a traveling minister. (Getty Images) "I have this vision for this thing that I’m calling the Real Revival Project, and it’s basically going to start as a grassroots music festival, but hopefully it grows into something that can literally change our l.