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<\/a> <\/div>\nEvan Morgan has been a full-time freelancer for over a decade. When he’s not writing about the latest TLC gossip, he enjoys listening to music and catching up on the latest scripted drama or true crime documentary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Oliver Anthony is popular among his fanbase for his anti-establishment beliefs, and recently, he called out modern culture and the worship of \u201cfalse idols\u201d in a powerful speech at a London conference. So, what did the<\/a> singer have to say?<\/p>\n For anyone unfamiliar with Oliver Anthony, he went viral and became an overnight sensation when his hit single, \u201cRich Men North Of Richmond,\u201d dropped. To date, the single has over 193M plays on YouTube, and it put Anthony on the map.<\/p>\n His blue-collar take on the everyman\u2019s struggle is something that deeply resonates, both in his music and the way that he chooses to live his life. He isn\u2019t afraid to put his money where his mouth<\/a> is and live by what he sings about, and that has garnered him fans all over the world.<\/p>\n As popular as Oliver Anthony became after his song caught fire and went viral, he has stuck to his guns. Rather than becoming another gimmick that Nashville would churn out and discard, Anthony went against the grain and did his own thing.<\/p>\n He has spoken out about the dangers of the music industry, and he has used his own experience to open up people\u2019s eyes to the way that the business is run. More than anything, Anthony wants the freedom to do his own thing and not be told how to do something and when, and it\u2019s this renegade<\/a> mentality that makes his listeners love him even more.<\/p>\n Oliver Anthony recently gave a powerful speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London, and the singer had plenty to say, including encouraging Americans to get back to their roots.<\/p>\n Anthony said: \u201cI\u2019m just here to remind you that we don\u2019t need our false idols. We should no longer rely on politicians who bow down to money to manage our city or our states. We need to find the real leaders everywhere and empower them.\u201d<\/p>\n Anthony continued, adding: \u201cOur modern society is [a] convenient, comfortable, fragile, little existence oftentimes carried on the backs of these self-declared nobodies. And forgive my generalization, but in the modern world, we are so busy idolizing the genuine nothings of society, the self-centered celebrities, spineless politicians, clickbait, social media influencers. It seems from my perspective that oftentimes these people live comfortable little lives while many of our real heroes are drug through the mud and never once given a genuine thank you for it.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s well-known that Oliver Anthony is a man of faith, and he had<\/a> some uplifting words to end his speech, despite the sobering nature of the bulk of it. He said: \u201cDo not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong, for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\nOliver Anthony Went Viral Overnight With Hit Song<\/h3>\n
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Anthony Rejected Nashville And Cookie-Cutter Music Biz<\/h3>\n
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Oliver Anthony Calls Out \u2018False Idols\u2019 In Poignant Speech<\/h3>\n