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No longer content with just owning the original General Lee car from the Dukes of Hazzard, Kid Rock mocked up a Tesla Cybertruck to look like the famous orange 1969 Dodge Charger.
The musician used it to make a grand entrance at his Rock N Rodeo show outside Dallas on Saturday night, singing “Cowboy” from the bed of the Elon Musk pickup while Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider drove the car. It was a spectacle very much in-line with Kid Rock and Schneider’s whole stick-it-to-the-libs vibe, down to the custom Cybertruck (though somewhat notably — and perhaps thankfully — there was no giant Confederate flag painted on the roof).
That said, it is funny to imagine an alternate universe where Bo Duke, so consumed with filling his cup of liberal tears, commits himself to outrunning Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in a vehicle that was allegedly “built for any planet,” but apparently struggles to move in both sand and snow. (To say nothing of the break and acceleration issues that have already led to massive recalls.)
Anyway, Jelly Roll was also in attendance, riding up front in the Cybertruck with Schneider and hopping out to sing “Need a Favor.” After that, the musician linked up with Kid Rock and the two turned the end of “Cowboy” into a duet.
In an extensive new interview with Rolling Stone, Kid Rock spoke (over the course of many, many drinks) about his transformation into a reliable right-wing culture warrior, Fox News talking head, and Donald Trump supporter. Despite his commitment to trolling, though, the musician — born Bob Ritchie — occasionally evinced some self-awareness, especially when it came to recognizing his place in an increasingly polarized country.
“I’m part of the problem,” he said. “I’m one of the polarizing people, no question. Sometimes I bitch about other people, then I look in the mirror and I’m like, ‘Oh, yeah, why don’t you shut the fuck up too?’” He then added: “It’s a rich-guy issue. No fucks left. I’m not going to get it right every time, but I know my heart’s right. I want the best for this country.”
