In this episode, Bill reconnects with rock-rap icon Kid Rock for his second round on Club Random—unpacking how they both manage to stay raw and honest in a world that loves to be outraged. Kid Rock talks about why he thought a Bud Light blow-up might be fun for social media. He also teases a new triple album (“Kid MF Rock”), wrestles with “woke” culture’s boundaries, and tries to sell Bill on the idea of finally meeting Donald Trump—complete with a tongue-in-cheek pitch for Elon Musk to carve Trump’s face onto Mount Rushmore. Bill, meanwhile, pushes back on Kid’s defense of Trump—especially around election denial—yet they bond over hating hypocrisy in both parties, not missing shows, and embracing the backlash that comes from speaking your mind. It’s a no-filter chat with two guys who, despite their differences, can’t help but find plenty of common ground. Use promo code RANDOM at https://www.goldennuggetcasino.com Take advantage of Ridge’s once-a-year anniversary sale and get UP TO 40% Off right now by going to https://www.Ridge.com/RANDOM #Ridgepod #ad Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the main topic of this episode?
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Do you want to hear about my vasectomy? I do. I can't believe I'm going to admit this on whatever we're on. It's a club.
I just want to picture this. It's 5.30. Trump calls you. He asks you what you're wearing.
The ever-comedian Bill. I like it.
I need a drink. I had that asshole kid rock on. Oh. Biggest ratings ever. It'll do well. You always do well. People like the truth, man. Yeah. I mean, not everybody sees what you're saying as the truth. Please. People like your own... Even if it's your own truth, people like real.
People like real.
I think that is one thing people would say about us, even people who don't like us, that we're not liars. That's why I like you. Yeah, that's why I like you.
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Chapter 2: Why did Kid Rock think the Bud Light controversy was fun?
Oh, have you watched some of those videos? Like, before, whatever that turned into this, like on The Price is Right, and she was fucking hysterical.
There was something so innocent about her, so innocent and joyous. Him? Which you've now killed. Yes, she was just so happy to be there. And, like, this kid who, like, probably a year ago was studying for – or not even studying for some test or something in high school. And now here she is, like, you know, I'm that voice of Bud Light. I get to be on TV, and you're filming me and doing my hair.
And it's just, like, so – like, how – I don't know why you let yourself get agitated about that, but I also get it.
Because it's just spur of the fucking moment. I didn't think it through.
Right. I'm just like, you know what? I keep a shit ton of beer around the house. All types of beer. Bud Light was one of them. And a million rifles. Fucking got a great MP5 machine gun. And I'm like, I'll fucking set them up. Let's have some fun.
I'm like, put your camera on video. I went, yeah.
They're always telling me I need to do more social media and this. I'm like, fuck, I got one for you.
It is amazing how big that was, though. I mean, it was everywhere. Because it had everything. You know, it had a star. It had a point of view. It had guns. It had my MAGA hat on. Well, of course.
I don't think that added anything. But the guns. Oh, it did. Because, you know, this was a day and age when people were... But they already knew you were... Yeah, they did. Yeah. Yeah, of course, they did. But nonetheless, still did it.
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Chapter 3: What are Kid Rock's thoughts on 'woke' culture?
Oh, please. You think kids know Don't Stop Believin'? I'm talking about you got to put a certain, you know, generation on it at some point.
You know what I mean? I don't even know who did that. I know the song. Journey. Also a journey in a coliseum. With my nuts swinging.
No dancing, no lip syncing. Do I actually have a... Right? You said coliseum. I got an old rhyme. Isn't that what... Yes, but I got an old rhyme that I never used, like an old dirty rhyme. See, that's again... You just sparked us like a... That evocation. And my dick's so thick, you know it ought to be bronze. Then put on display in a museum with my nuts swinging low so the host can come see them.
That's from Don't Stop Believing? No, that's just this fucking weird rhyme I remembered from I don't know where that I've never used. But again, that evocation of that time in your life, the one about you're in the second row with your girl on your shoulders. Yeah. Like all that stuff.
That was actually started written by Morgan Wallen, Mitchell Tenpenny. Really? A couple other guys. This was before Morgan Wallen blew up, and I remember this. I got a demo of it. I can't remember what. And I just couldn't get over the voice on it. I was like, who the fuck is singing this demo? It was Morgan Wallen. And he wrote that? He was one of the writers on that.
Now, I took that song and I reworked it. Right. Put it in my thing, which I've done, you know. Right. Normally, I'm writing, you know, I would say 80% of my songs with one of my go-to friends like Uncle Cracker or John Eddy or somebody. You know, I don't do the Nashville writes where people say, let's get together at 3 p.m. and write a song. I'm like. Right.
Let's just fucking hang out, and if some shit sparks off, let's start writing it down.
Right. That's my method, too.
Yeah. It didn't work all right, but yeah, it was actually on that. That was them.
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Chapter 4: How do Bill and Kid Rock view the political landscape?
Yeah, yeah. I mean, I've had a lot of musicians here. Your girl Cheryl Crow was here. You know, I mean, not just the big one you did with her, but Collide. That's a great. Thank you. Duet record. Bob Seger played piano on that. But cold beer, okay, I don't agree with the beer part.
With cold beer?
Wait, first of all, yeah, you say, I find it ironic that you were lamenting that the radio, people talking politics. Yeah, Bob, we only get people to shut the fuck up about politics, huh? But then you doubt global warming, and it's okay, because I don't give a shit. You're even throwing the beer cans into the fire, which seems unnecessarily anti-environmental.
I mean, why throw the can into the fire? Because it's fun to do bad things. Okay, there you go. Okay, and that is a venal sin I can forgive. But it just shows you can like the art, and I don't have to agree with it. I don't give a shit. You think I live my life by song lyrics? No. You know? I mean, there's lots of lyrics I listen to.
I mean, I love Jumpin' Jack Flash, but I don't drive a spike through my head or whatever he's saying in there. I never know what he's saying. I used to cover it.
I can tell you what he's saying.
Jumpin' Jack Flash? Like a spike?
I was born in a crossfire hurricane. Which they named the investigation after. I was drowned by some in the pouring rain. Yeah. I was... with a spy crat through my head. Yeah, something was. You don't remember it either. This is where it's tough to argue with drugs are bad. No, it's because. Listen to the lyrics of Tumbling Dice.
Because Mick Jagger does not enunciate or he sings in his scouse Cockney accent.
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