Tucker Carlson recently interviewed Kid Rock (on September 20), where he asked the rocker about his decision to start publicly voicing his conservative political views.

Kid Rock is a dedicated supporter of former U.S. president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump.

During the interview, Kid Rock said:

“I mean, part of it was I got older and wiser, but to be honest, I had the money in the bank. And at the end of the day, when I really thought about it, it sounds hokey, but I just care about this country too much. And it wasn’t really a conscious thing; I just started kind of doing it, getting involved. And one thing led to another. I had a couple of talks with just friends.

“I’m not one of these people that has this big-machine team, have this big team around them where every… Clearly every tweet’s not screened. Everything that comes out of my mouth or the decisions I make, I take responsibility for it all. It’s me. There’s no filters in there. But when it came, it was, like, there’s gonna be no corporate deals, this, that and the other. And I’m, like, ‘Good.’ I’m, like, I’m so sick of dealing with… the B.S. that goes on in these corporate things. And I’ve only aligned myself with Coors Light; I deal with them. I deal with Jim Beam. I deal with Harley-Davidson and Chevy trucks.

”These are all things that I was involved in. And still, even though I used all those things, dealing with the corporate bullsh*t. I was, like, ‘Yeah, if I never see that again, I could care less.’ And there’s no amount of money on the face of this earth, ’cause I’ve turned down tons of it, that would ever get me to be vocal or be somebody I’m not. And then people would see somebody different than who I really am.”

Asked by Carlson if he thinks he’s vocal about his conversation political views, Kid Rock answered:

“No. I was planning on it probably… Like, ‘Hey, you have the potential to give up a lot.’ And I’m, like, ‘I don’t care.’ It’s, like, ‘Whatever.’ This tells me it’s the right thing to do. This is what my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ tells me is the right thing to do. And I’m gonna follow my heart.

“The last full tour I did a few years ago, the only thing I did to promote it was the thing (interview) did with you. That was it. I didn’t do one piece of press. We sold out every city on that tour. And it just goes to show you, if you speak your truths, and I mean they have to be your truths, not something you heard, not something you’re repeating to get somewhere, to get to a certain stature, but if it’s really your truths, you, your families, your friends, things you believe in, good things will come.”