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Rocker Rick Springfield revealed on the Joe Rogan Experience that, as a 17-year-old musician in 1968, he entertained U.S. troops in Vietnam and, during an attack near Da Nang, helped load mortars that hit and killed a Viet Cong fighter — a memory that haunts him as the end of a life. He described the war’s unpopularity among soldiers and noted he later wrote about the incident in his 2010 memoir, Late, Late at Night.
During a 1968 Vietnam tour to entertain U.S. troops, Rick Springfield says his band was attacked and, in a split-second moment, he fired mortars that killed a man. He learned the next day that someone had been hit, a memory he says haunts him and that he didn’t fully understand what he was doing at the time. He describes the experience as “like the movies,” reflecting on being a young musician who spent about four months there with little financial reward and the heavy burden of that life-altering event.
Australian musician Rick Springfield told Joe Rogan that, while entertaining troops in Vietnam in 1968, he fired a mortar that killed a man, a moment he says has haunted him for decades.
Comedian Shane Gillis told The Joe Rogan Experience that he deliberately declined a photo with Donald Trump at UFC 250 outside the White House to avoid being photographed, and he emphasized he did not vote for Trump, despite having posed with him in the past.
Tim Robbins says an ayahuasca ceremony on The Joe Rogan Experience helped him release years of anger about cancel culture and political polarization, describing an intense encounter with his late mother and a feeling of being 'completely lighter.' He contrasted cancel culture with Soviet-era tactics discussed after hearing Eastern European audiences, and said the journey reframed his view of today’s culture wars.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck discuss Netflix’s strategy—highlighted on the Joe Rogan Experience and tied to their Netflix film The Rip—of front-loading action and potentially restating the plot three to four times in dialogue to account for viewers watching on phones, signaling a shift in pacing to hold attention at home.
Matt Damon told The Joe Rogan Experience that cancel culture sticks with celebrities for life and joked that some canceled actors would have preferred to serve an 18‑month jail sentence to ‘pay their debt’; he also addressed past controversies, stressed learning and justice, and noted his career remains active as he promotes Netflix’s The Rip and other projects.
John Mellencamp said his daughter Teddi Mellencamp is 'really sick' with brain cancer, telling the Joe Rogan Experience that she’s enduring treatment after Stage 4 skin cancer spread to her brain and lungs. She’s had emergency brain surgery, radiation and immunotherapy, and her father hopes she moves back to Indiana for treatment. Teddi has spoken of good days and bad, and, despite reports of shrinking tumors and no detectable cancer earlier, she says she’s not in remission and is coping with PTSD from the journey.
Quentin Tarantino, during an appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience," discussed his views on television versus film, using "Yellowstone" as an example. He praised the show's initial appeal but criticized its lack of lasting emotional impact, likening it to a soap opera. Tarantino argued that while TV shows can be engaging, they often lack the memorable payoff of a good movie. He noted that despite enjoying "Yellowstone," he couldn't recall many details after watching, contrasting it with films that leave a lasting impression.
Oliver Anthony Music discusses the discourse surrounding his breakout hit "Rich Men North of Richmond," finding it amusing to watch people speculate about his personal life and beliefs. He also opens up about his music journey, admitting to procrastinating on pursuing his career despite growing up with a love for music.