John Rich Thinks Eric Church Would Make A Great ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
Last year John Rich made country music fans proud when he won “Celebrity Apprentice” and raised thousands of dollars for his charity of choice, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Rich, who last year told “Celebrity Apprentice” producers that he thought Dierks Bentley would be a great candidate for the show, recently opened up about another artist he’d like to see on the show.
His pick? Eric Church.
“I would like to just extend an invitation that if [Eric] wants to meet Donald Trump and go on Celebrity Apprentice, I will make that happen for you, Eric,” John announced on the air with WSIX’s Billy Greenwood (quote via Country Weekly). “We need to go do that show and raise some money for your charity.”
While on the air, Rich also weighed in on Church’s controversial Rolling Stone interview where he spoke out against reality singing competitions.
“I heard his apology,” said John. “I think he just got to talkin’ too fast probably and didn’t realize, ‘Uh-oh, I didn’t remember all these great singers that have come from some of these shows.’ I don’t think he was trying to be that malicious about it or anything.”
From the sound of it, we’ll never catch Church signing up to be a judge on a singing competition show, but Rich hopes he’ll consider “Celebrity Apprentice.”
“I do think he’d be good on [Celebrity] ‘Apprentice.’ The guy’s been working his tail off for however many years on the road and building his audience, and he’s a smart, tough guy. Give me a call, brother.”
Do you agree with Rich’s pick?
