Joe Rogan Experience #1522 — Rob Lowe Transcript

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0:00 Oh, Rob Lowe. Here we go. And if you'd have said, this is what 2020 is going to have, I mean, you wouldn't have left the New Year's party. So that's the good news. a big show. I mean, it's not a game show. It's like, you know, it's adventures and rescues and production teams get their moment to do what they need to do, but they're doing it alone. which means you got the disease five, six days ago or whatever,

2:47 They don't know. don't really get that, that, that thing that people, I mean, I get the free, the, the freedom. So you can't get in a, you know. And then the droplets, if you're getting droplets, I don't think you're swooping them under. I have hundreds of them. Like if there's anything to be bought on Amazon It's right there. I haven't heard any talk of, you know, sort of quarantining or 14 days.

5:31 When you want those chicken wings, you've got to go out to get them. I'm not a fan of fake noise. What? Yeah. I'm sorry, all my illusions are shattered. I think BMW does it. What? Yeah, it's an option that you have to turn off. Maybe it's not for your model. and it doesn't make any sound. It's still awesome. It means I'm in show business. about that's a good question i think it's just first of all it's an american-made company like

8:01 They widen the fenders. Yeah, dope. It's one of my favorite subjects. I'm thrilled I know the word bezel. I was impressed with the car collection. Yeah, it's like a living room. I have a- Got it. automatically level your vehicle so like say if you're on some fucked up, like, kind of terrain that's not level, The base is a very large Ford pickup truck.

11:12 Well, you know, in Santa Barbara where I live, She was in her house. your house is obliterated. and I know all these guys really well. So just level with me. That's nothing. He was 22 at the time. And then he called me and I got on the scanner, the police scanner, and the stuff that you could hear was just unbelievable. so one of the things that was fascinating to me was the amount of ash because i went on a hike

15:08 It's so hard to imagine because, like, if you drive up the 101, Oh, look at this. uh yeah i know that house yeah it's it's crazy when you see that like six feet but a virus that kills less than 1% of the population can completely obliterate the world as you know it. There'd be no one left. as 7,000 human beings. Is that part of that narrative too? is really common in space but not not very common on earth and it's a level

19:14 And that something probably hit Earth in multiple places, like more than one object somewhere in that range and ended the ice age. I live for it, but I don't because I don't want it to happen again. It's terrifying. It's just But we're almost dead. You might want to go quietly in your sleep rather than live for 500 years and see the the What do you do to maintain yourself?

21:04 So I don't do any of that. Beer was good. So if you had a kamikaze, remember those drinks? It's no big deal, and it's good for you. Those guys are doing great. And it's really good if you want to talk a lot. So that was what we thought. I mean, you know, all of it, I don't know if there's a point. Like, 25's a woman, you fuck. Meanwhile, if a woman does it, nobody gives a shit.

24:02 Kick them in the ass and pack their lunch and send them off. off it should be it should be equal opportunity everywhere that's not though right at whatever however old you are when you get famous that that like freezes you in carbonite Do you know what I mean? Right? you meet famous people to me it's still weird like when I met you today. I was like hello Rob Lowe

26:38 saturday night live and phil and phil had a character called mace that he did reoccurring And I just remember, apropos of nothing nothing it was the week that the lumbata dance And I think that that's when – what sort of sealed my relationship with Lorne Michaels because I was able to – I came back backstage and was like, you're really Houdini, aren't you?

28:17 do you rehearse one of those sketches? But I was an SNL nerd. And then they cut things or not. oncologists who would deliver the bad news you have stage 4 cancer Wow. He said one of the things about when you do SNL, everyone's battling to get their sketch on. that's intrinsic and you want, and it's great and hopefully it's there. But then there's that,

31:10 Yeah, that's basically what he's talking about. is great you know there's there's nobody quite like a man of the people joe rogan and rothlo Television period holy shit 62 that was a not channel Fox not 62 channels on television, period. Holy shit. 62. So this is like pretty fox. We were literally What kind of family is it? Look at that hair, bro. Not really.

33:48 19 million. those thresholds you're in and you're out you could say that to someone and not say what ranking you they don't tell you yeah and then they cancel you yeah they like you they say we're really happy That's so many people. What? Number one by a long shot. The Shearing House, yeah. You just turned it on one week and now why would they do that?

36:56 president Bartlett talks about it in a way to inspire people. And it's really, really beautiful. I mean, don't you think it's more dramatic if it's actually on the wall? There was never a representative for the network ever on the set, ever, not once, ever. so you had to look at TV Guide to find out when news radio was on. Jesus. I was 62 yeah but 88 was like a million people watching back then it was not it's not it's not good it's not 19 million and see but

38:52 It's like this weird world of I wonder how this is going to be received. Move on. Thanks for watching. What's happening? To this day, I don't know what it was about. To promote Bedazzled. But that guy was a giant movie star. I told you me and my family watched Tommy Boy. How did Tommy Boy stand up? And I think that's why it it has the staying power.

41:36 because my hair does look like Lee Harvey Oswald That's right. be a movie star again oh but she was so lovely she's the best she's a really smart um really absolutely no permits it's way too big and the neighbors are worried it's gonna in certain lighting um and uh they'd be like i heard you were in the jacuzzi of the rob last but on top of each bite he put a cube of butter and when i looked at him like what the fuck are you doing he was like it needs a hat so if you want to put a hat on your steak some people just

44:55 He's like, eh. He was so good. So good. He would go apeshit. I mean he had the fucking horsepower he had it was so stunning And some of the people have other damage too, rage, anger, whatever it is. have you ever met can you think of a normal decent well-rounded unfucked up person who's hilarious no i'll tell you real quick movies. I mean so fucking 13 or something like that i'm like i don't get it. How did you miss this?

48:17 Okay, I'm sorry. It's like, what happened? I haven't revisited them in the last few years. I used to run with Eddie back in the day a little bit. Like, it was on one of his older specials. a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up. So for him to get And it's fucking brilliant. he does it though but he's he's a he's a special talent a very very unique talent. Yeah, and a wonderful enigma.

51:27 Well, he's so talented. There's the Danny Glover one with Mel, but to me, it's all about 48 hours. No, they don't want you to. They wouldn't want you to. No, they don't want you to for sure. in Portland or somewhere I hope everybody says You ever seen Nolte and Q and A? It's called Warrior. It's like this arts movie um that was a few years ago and nick nolte plays this guy

53:15 Oh, yeah, man. He was buying some motherboard or some shit for his kid. Thank you. They replicated something in a much more improved way where it can actually come back and land and it's reusable. You sure you don't do drugs? Beautiful. Yeah, because- Yeah. I'm going to live in Europe for a while. aren't alcoholics they can't do it fuck yeah what do we got here

56:37 There's nothing better than a cigar when you're fasting. Yeah, and I was like, and I did, and like, you know, in the commercial breaks, I've done it and it's been great. Right. Yeah, it's a meal. Maybe. What? Oh, they've come. They don't live forever. and we go out fisherman's license. Lone Star no kidding yeah wow dude you pulled it off I did so it's being a dad you got kids being

1:00:14 Do you love going through this? you know, one year in they're different, two years, like they're so different. It's so fast. but they're only mean because they're hurting. That's why people are mean. They feel terrible. and I'm thinking, I remember when you were so small. Nobody has that feeling more than me, that fuck you feeling. It's hard, but it's better to try to understand why they're that way and why they're lashing out at you

1:03:06 I remember when I was young, someone could insult me, and I would think that they were right. You you gain an understanding through struggle, and we were having this conversation I always tell my kids that great phrase about bitterness and anger and bitterness is it's like drinking poison and expecting the other person to drop dead. hold on to that stuff what's that other expression that anger is a poison that

1:05:06 They always have this bitter, horrible feeling that they're carrying around with them. Oh, you can't even say it? That's a weird theory because exercise works, right? and some aren't but the more that conversation is out there and that people can talk about it openly is better. Yeah, for sure. It's like, you know, if it says take two aspirin, then I immediately think, well, then five has got to be fucking great then you

1:08:40 Yeah, because I was a theater geek. There was no Nickelodeon. Duran Duran. it's funny how in Europe, Wild Boys. I was like, that is the scariest human being on earth. BJ. He's crazy. Okay. people do um and um what what exacerbates it is the the access the you know all the stuff that I go, I understand. i knew it was going to happen and and here's the thing. I was too young and too stupid to know otherwise. And no one told me different. I'm so grateful that I didn't have someone

1:12:37 Like, if someone gives you, like, someone made it, you made it. and don't know what they want to do so you lives. So you never wavered. You had And I'm sure they thought it was like just camp or Little League or any other thing that a kid would. Those conversations are terrifying to me. I've had conversations with people like, I just got So he gets into Stanford, goes to Stanford, graduates with straight A's.

1:15:19 Isn't that crazy? Yeah. It's not. and ironically went right to work right out of Stanford. do you remember a joke that you told once that bombed? But you're a fucking Fred Rogan. And also, you have to take chances if you want to expand. The good thing is through those painful failures, those are like the biggest springboards to improvement and growth.

1:18:42 a thousand dicks in front of your mother, except there's probably someone out it's like sucking a thousand dicks in front of your mother. Except, there's probably Yeah. But because it's like... How is it possible that no one's bombed? I'm doing my movies. I'll play it for us. And one of the Really? Yeah. Oh yeah. And anyway, Marvin Hamlisch is going to write it.

1:21:31 And, you know, I'm not going to tell Marvin Hamlisch that I think that the lyrics are cheesy. You and I are going to watch this and we're going to pause for the people at home. It probably is. What is the title of the actual video? Rob website I don't know why it's there probably what is the title disastrous Oscar google this We're back to this When you're singing.

1:22:54 That's on YouTube if you want to look it up. First of all. And I look out, Joe, in the middle of this, and I see his face. And I'm like, but, you know, we have to have our our our actors denial. her and and she sees me she goes young man i didn't know you were such a good singer come sit and people are angry at you they're angry they're angry because they can oh they were angry oh i'm

1:25:35 I think I would have gotten away with it a little bit with James Spader and Kurt, one of my favorite movies I got to do. And it is a- Still? over the top and people would have been just laughing hysterically at how crazy he is it's Like there's some movies, Oh, sure. I'm a big showgirls fan. Really? while he's having sex with her. and they just, their connection with

1:28:27 She has an epileptic fit. Filming it cuz they're all coked up. Have you seen that scene? I Yes, definitely. but in the 80s, you had, like, that was, I had the page 73 rule, because that's always the page the nude scenes were on. Naked. and then once they start doing it, she starts flailing. and she starts throwing herself on the fucking water. That was in the movie.

1:30:29 But that... is the Sahara of creativity. Someone's got to get naked It was the 80s. I was in Hollywood. I was living here. So I moved here in 94. So that was, that that movie was like it was right at the end yeah i was in hollywood i was living And when we would finish shooting pull that photo up to see our feet? Isn't that great? Yeah, people love that movie.

1:32:40 He's like, I thought you were going to be bigger. trying to get in. The VIPs. Those 80s lines He would, Oh, he pulls the guy's throat out. He was the best, man. It was great. And then, sure enough, Yeah. Point Break was a great movie. I can't believe how young you guys were. Look at him. Taren Tactical. Let's go. I go there all the time. Really? Yeah, I go? I do. I'll bring you. I would love to do that. Okay, let's go.

1:35:37 Yeah, it's, well, it's good to learn how to shoot a gun properly if you're going to own guns, but I mean, Taron, he's the best. Right, right. weapons training oh yeah well you'd have to get that out of your system but he would get that out of you it doesn't it's not that bad it's not that bad at all how about that tactical one they have oh boy I just clicked on a different one.

1:38:10 Yeah, because first of all, I love 3, but there's no muscle cars, Chad. I'm in Anything active, I'm in. Really was. So great. Like everything. He's so good. You're like, how? Whoa. Man from Atlantis. And I got out of my, and I saw the lights. He would swim like a porpoise. He would swim like a porpoise. That was all he could afford with the special

1:42:30 They think they found something that represents exactly what the depictions of Atlantis were, But whatever it was, you know, there's so many different versions of that so I did a show with my boys called The Low Files, and it was basically, it was an excuse for A&E. See if you can find the opening credits for the low files. Wait, Joe didn't see my homage.

1:45:04 Do you remember that shot in the balcony? I did the whole. We did Bigfoot twice. Really? He made a great Bigfoot movie. know i mean here's a like i like the slogan for the low files was, it's more fun to believe. I've always wanted it to be real. There's a lot of hair samples and shit that come back and they don't know what they got them from. They're all bare.

1:47:58 If you touch something, you get your sweat on it, and it could show up as human DNA or animal DNA mixed with human DNA. Just having fun. an actual real animal have you ever seen the images i have and i it's funny there's the deep you're like, see him when you're on drugs that could happen that absolutely could be real like if you get Did you laugh a lot?

1:49:59 Well, the podcast was four hours long and we were drinking too. That really appeals to me. Well, first of all, it's endogenous, right? So what ayahuasca is is the roots of one plant and the leaves of the other. gut. active ingredient from these possible that you could go to a place like this where you could see something that's way more and and and it's they they joke about things they They make fun of you.

1:54:34 And I remember relaxing, going, oh, okay. Fuck you. But you know what I mean? can't control but I've recently started doing it um it's really been amazing and I've definitely It was like, or like, like Kauai with the waterfalls and the rainbows. Well, your brain does produce psychedelic chemicals while you're sleeping. And I physically asked for it before I went to bed.

1:58:32 just that it was an awesome movie and it was a fucking awesome movie but that he he nailed Mother Earth and nature and Other than when you see some of the ones that have recently come out yeah that's They talk about this like deep connection to nature that they get from that and how up there right now with his family like he's married to this indigenous woman and they live

2:01:06 I believe that. Under the Harvest Moon. Yeah, same one. I knew I knew it from somewhere. It's amazing. He nailed it. And a lot of people are like, oh, that movie's just- I loved that guy. And there was a minute where i was going to play the Oh, my God. And then Bill came up and everybody was like ashen faced and freaking out. That's insane. I heard they keep getting pushed and pushed and pushed.

2:04:08 That was a fucking great vampire movie. And maybe even streaming, it might make a billion dollars. That's what drove me out of the movie theaters was the glow of people's phones. and a bunch of other friends. In the theater. Borat was the last one for me. It was like being in a comedy club. The energy of all the other people in the film. Borat. In the theater.

2:05:41 Yeah. Yes, yes. And they're doing the – that was about like six days or something like that it's I've never met them there it's meet someone you really like him you can't make fun of him anymore i got met jenny mccarthy once It was the meanest, funniest thing we'd make fun of celebrities. spade publicly tells it and it's amazing but like what. What did Eddie Murphy say to him? He went fucking nuts.

2:08:21 It's good to keep some people at a distance so you can continue to root against them. Because then he can't make fun of him. telling me um that we're with emoji culture and text culture that are that our language And what if you read the letters from the Civil War, right? It's just easier. Back in the Civil War days, if you were writing a letter back home –

2:11:22 It's like. And that was just a regular dude It wasn't Jim. I think it's just more challenges today because there is more information coming in. I do all that. I'm like, please say they're not going to get rid of black holes. rock was a thing. There's an actual channel on SiriusXM for yacht rock. Here it goes. which became identified with yacht rock in 2005 when the term was coined in a J.D. Reisner et al.'s

2:14:19 10cc. I love Steely Dan. I know five chords on a guitar. Then you're going to start a band. Oh, Wow. Juliette Lewis. I'm like, come on. Look at her. I don't know her at all. No chance. Oh, God. Oh, my God. He's actor. Oh, my God. God damn, she was good in that. That's Oliver Stone. He's an interesting. And Oliver's known to be really tough on actors and I'd never worked with him.

2:17:48 I just was So when we came back, talking to him was so fascinating because he's one of the few guys that's made films about combat And- Well, also the way he partied, too. for the better um it's definitely for the better for the victims but is it for the better for the Yeah. that you just don't they would have made But I don't think you can deny the impact that some drugs have on some creativity.

2:21:28 Sorry. I don't know. I have a cousin who followed the dead. There's also like this freedom of this alternative civilization that they develop in this wasteland I'm good. I feel like I'm getting sick already thinking about it. I want to go to Egypt. And he and I had talked a couple times about even getting together with a group of my friends Yeah. I'm sure.

2:24:15 Where he goes, he goes, okay, and leaves. talking about walking from the train yeah um you You've got to take the Inca Trail. And they don't really understand the civilization that built that. Who were these people? Yeah. it's fucking catalina dude it's Yes. It's just an island? But if you're into the blue-footed booby, you've got to go there. You gotta go to Galapagos.

2:27:24 Jesus Christ. Oh, my God. Look at this table from me to you. Jesus Christ. Whoa. civilization that what was it a thousand years ago or whatever yeah that mount vesuvius erupted You know, where everything's stored. He was a professor who he was really very great. And the next thing you know know me and him are talking about John Marco Allegro, It's not in all these different cultures.

2:31:20 And in fact, one of the weirder connections to that was in Israel. That is all through ancient Christian religion. and that it actually was about industry and that the real people that started marijuana propaganda had come up with a new machine called the decorticator and a decorticator was a new And so William Randolph Hearst decided the best way to combat this new industry,

2:34:23 they were making cannabis and hemp illegal. They thought it was a new drug and so he tricked them But that movie was about William Randolph Hearst. Yeah, yeah, I was there when I was a kid. I had no idea. He had too much power. In the media, what that would be like. It's amazing when you find out the history of why things are legal and illegal Oh, yeah.

2:36:51 What's up, Jamie? In fact, Hunter S. Thompson used to hunt William Randolph Hearst's wild pigs. The PCH. I mean, when you look at the construction, It is one of the great, you're fucked oh yeah turning around to get that selfie ah it's a crazy way to die someone died And their speculation was that he was looking at his phone when he went off I drove a Winnebago once.

2:39:34 People have that idea, right? Yeah. Yeah. I have to pee. And to this day, I remember those experiences. a little boy i can remember it vividly and all i have is my mind and my imagination to kill the Good for you. And then you check to see how people are reacting to you leaving Twitter? I love checking what's trending on Twitter. If you do have an opinion,

2:43:02 Yes. I've heard people say, you know, hey, history will not be kind to the people that did not talk about this. They're growing up with it. and all of a sudden we went from pagers to BlackBerrys. I'm a serious person. Very. And that's one of those great, I would love to do an anthropological look at how they I thought it was a novelty, the idea you're going to have things on a hard drive.

2:45:45 But where are your CDs? Like, what are we blind to that our children are you go remember back then when people didn't know about my podcast oh it's you did with really have a private voice and a public voice. That's the point. You're awesome at it. Right. And it's very produced, but it's different. I mean, that's it. You can't talk about that. So then i just do

2:49:45 what's the next iteration of it? the big closer. Then you've got it. You know, Springsteen says a great thing. Thank you so much. Goodbye, people.