'Rich Men North of Richmond' singer says he turned down $8 million offers after song went viral

"Rich Men North of Richmond" singer Oliver Anthony, who went viral overnight, said he has no interest in being famous and has turned down $8-million offers. 

"I'm sitting in such a weird place in my life right now," Anthony wrote in a Facebook post. "I never wanted to be a full time musician, much less sit at the top of the iTunes charts. ... I filmed these tunes on my land with the hope that it may hit 300k views. I still don't quite believe what has went on since we uploaded that. It's just strange to me."

Anthony continued: "People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off 8 million dollar offers. I don't want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor-trailers and a jet. I don't want to play stadium shows, I don't want to be in the spotlight. I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression."

The singer also clarified that his real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford. Oliver Anthony was his grandfather and "Oliver Anthony Music" is a tribute to him and the Appalachia community in which he was raised. 

Earlier this month, Anthony filmed himself on his Virginia farmland with a guitar playing his "Rich Men North of Richmond" song which has been viewed 20 million times on YouTube as of Friday. 

The song has been described as a "blue collar anthem" as it discusses greed of politicians in Washington, DC, high taxation and despair. Critics have focused in large part on the line about "obese milkin’ welfare."

Anthony is set to have a concert Wednesday in his hometown of Farmville, Virginia. Tickets sold out minutes after they went on sale, according to Fox News.