Paul Cauthen Doubles Down On “Pathological Liar” Claims Against Charley Crockett: “The Downfall Is Coming, Truth Will Prevail”

Paul Cauthen is standing by his shots toward Charley Crockett.

Over the last few weeks, the “Piss On Bro” country movement has taken over social media and headlines. The whole conversation started after Charley Crockett penned a lengthy Instagram post criticizing the current state of country music, defending Beyoncé, calling out Morgan Wallen, and more.

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Although Crockett did not name any artist by name, it was rather obvious who he was taking aim at, and as a result, the “$10 Cowboy” singer sparked an online battle with Gavin Adcock.

Crockett and Adcock had a lot of back and forth with Crockett even sending the “Four Leaf Clover” singer flowers and a copy of his latest record as an olive branch, but the feud continued. Because of the attention their back-and-forths were gaining, other artists began to chime in. Benjamin Tod was one of the first to speak out, noting that he appreciates healthy conversation about differing opinions but disagreed with the personal attacks that Adcock was throwing at Crockett.

After Tod shared his opinions, another artist took to Instagram to share his thoughts on Charley Crockett. In a lengthy Instagram story rant, Paul Cauthen did not hold back, sharing his honest thoughts about the “Just Like Honey” singer.

Cauthen claimed that Crockett presented himself as a whole different person when they met years ago, calling his persona “bullsh*t.”

“Charley boy, Charley boy, oh man. This fairytale’s getting outta hand. I know that you’re a student of country music and a student of all these fairytales that you have put out to the public, that’s really, I mean, just straight-up bullsh*t. I mean, I met you in uptown. You were DJing, and it was a whole different vibe going on then. And then from, I don’t know that point to let’s say 2020 or whatever, I guess you busked and lived in New Orleans, in San Benito, and you went over to your uncle or granddad, Davy Crockett’s house, and it’s just all bullsh*t, bud.

 I mean, come on bro. Just play music and stop lying. I’m usually not the commotion stirrer, but I like to end bullsh*t. I really love to end it, and I want everybody to know that everything that’s been said about the past and you know, all this s***, it’s bullsh*t. And it’s just lies now. He kicks around, sings beats the sh*t out of his guitar.”

Pushing back on Crockett’s long-time claim of being related to Davy Crockett, he’d then go on to call Crockett a pathological liar:

 ”Stop being a pathological liar and thinking that you’re something that you’re not. You’re just a singer that’s ripping off the past, that’s bringing it in like it’s your blood and your sh*t. Well, you’re not related to Davy Crockett and you’re not f***ing Bob Wills. So just go play.”

After noting that he once gave Crockett one of his grandfather’s songbooks, Cauthen would then push back on his incessant need to talk about genre’s history, essentially imploring him to shut up and sing:

 ”I gave you one of my granddad’s songbooks on my back porch in East Texas where I grew up in the house that I grew up in. And this is getting to a point where you’ve gotta just play music and shut up about all the past and all what you’d think about genres and everything. It’s bullsh*t.

And everything that you’ve said about your past is made up. It’s a lie, but that’s okay. You know, people lie, but it’s just bullsh*t, buddy. And you know it. And I’m not gonna let up because I’ve worked too hard in this business to watch somebody lie to the fans.”

After saying that the “Jamestown Ferry” being related to Davy Crockett is as believable as him being the son of Dallas Cowboys legend, Emmitt Smith, Cauthen then launched into a parody of “$10 Cowboy,” calling Crockett a liar once again:

“I’m a lyin’ cowboy
For a penny, I pine
Oh my gosh, I drink my moonshine, ride my saddle to work in Austin
And I get in my El Dorado Cadillac
And look-y there, take a picture of me with the old rigs in the back
Oh the train tracks, oh cigars
Oh I’ve been from here to f***ing Mars
I was born in this county, left this county, then I went to this county
Then I met Davy Crockett and he’s my daddy
You’re bullsh*t”

Cauthen immediately apologized for “being mean” before calling “$10 Cowboy” a good song- praising him for being a great singer and performer, Cauthen closed the five-minute rant with one last plea to quit lying about his past:

“Charley, I love your music. I think you’re a great singer and performer. Wish you the best, but lying just doesn’t sit well with me. So just come out there and get on another podcast. Do your little Ted Talk and tell people, ‘Hey, you know, I’ve embellished the truth a little bit just so that I could get another leg up in the business.’ It sounds way better that I came from disparity and hoboing and train robing and shoot ’em up cowboy cap gun shit, but it’s just fairy tales.”

While it does not appear that Crockett has publicly addressed Cauthen for his Instagram rant, in a recent post, he does apologize to anyone he’s offended for recently speaking out while discussing his latest album release, Dollar A Day. While he apologizes for offending people, he does not apologize for voicing his opinion and does not plan to stop sharing his feelings.

“… There’s a lot of people coming on here giving their opinion of me who clearly ain’t been around too long. That’s ok, it’s your right. I’m in the wrong business if I have a problem with being judged. I’ve always said that it’s the American people who allow me to do this. Everything I know I learned in front of an audience. I apologize if I’ve offended anyone. Truly. I’m sorry. But I don’t regret speaking my mind. For whatever reason I bring out strong feelings in folks. It’s been like that since I was a kid. But the opposite of love isn’t hate. It’s indifference. What I see as I spend my life traveling around this beautiful country are hard working people of all different backgrounds just trying to make it stick on a ‘Dollar A Day’…”

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Just as Crockett is not apologizing for voicing his opinions, Paul Cauthen, too, isn’t apologizing for sharing his thoughts on the “Trouble & Misery” singer. A week after his Instagram story rant, Big Velvet took to Instagram after a show in Montana to not only thank his fans but also stand by his statements made toward Crockett.

In the post, Cauthen implies that the downfall is coming for artists who are fabricating their stories and backgrounds. Cauthen shares that he’s as authentic as it gets and keeps his outlaw doings behind the closet door, and lets his music speak for itself. His story is 100% his and nobody else’s, which seems like a reference to his previous statements about Crockett.

While he did not name Crockett in this post, it’s rather apparent that this is aimed at him.

“Didn’t fabricate an entire story to be me. Didn’t screw over the people I’ve worked with. Never stole money from my ex. Or take her story and run with it. Never claimed to be an outlaw or a cowboy. Maybe I’ve done some outlaw sh*t. Those things are kept quiet! I’ve sure as hell been bucked off a bull, and I don’t want to ever do that again. Big boy fall hard!

Thank you Montana for being real! These glam shop cowboys and self-proclaimed outlaws just keep gasoline on the fires of authentic humans. You know who the hell you are! Keep it up! The downfall is coming. Truth will prevail.”

I wonder what Big Velvet means when he says the downfall is coming… stay tuned.

Regardless, I don’t think Charley Crockett is going to be out of the conversation for a hot minute. But as his post shares, he does not mind that folks are talking about him, he’s still going to do him.

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