Rich Cronin's (LFO) Unedited Interview *Must See*

[@fkhowyoufeelaboutit]

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[@DavePA007]

Rich entertained more people with this interview than with his two hits. I revisit it every three years or so. I love this guy's personality and honesty.

[@davidclifton7711]

I’ve heard this interview probably 20 times, and I love it

[@kenjimiwa3739]

me too, it's one of the best interviews on Howard Stern

[@d.almeida3633]

Same !! It never gets old

[@antcon8]

Same and I always couldn’t figure out who he sounded like until today. BILL BURR!!!!

[@aleksandrnowak8020]

holy shit lol @@antcon8

[@Adam-hi9dh]

Hello Brizz, who's this tasty morsel...Artie's fukkin funny

[@RiddimKingdom]

I dated Rich a long long time ago and I still miss him dearly. He was a good dude. A beautiful soul.

[@nme.00104]

@@RiddimKingdom 💖💕🩷💞💝🌷💐🌹

[@peterfernandez9670]

He died 6 years before Lou Pearlman

[@aleksandrnowak8020]

Lou? Is that you?

[@IamJacksColon4]

There should be a statue of Rich Cronin in Boston.

[@Pat4ever.]

I agree, now that Lou Pearlman can't molest it

[@Untrus]

We love you rich!!! I Kid you not over the years ive listened to this interview over 10 times one of the most sincere human beings ever!!! RIP brother you will surely be missed!!!

[@thomaskg1198]

Rich Cronin best story teller and just hilarious. I can't stop laughing. He should've had a show. Pure funny. Sad he passed but rip you gave me a great laugh.

[@internetcomments950]

Hands down one of the greatest storytellers I've ever listened to.

[@FBombBaggers]

This was the best interview ever. RIP RICH

[@Bocaj77]

They only play the Jennifer Love Hewitt part on Stern now I think because of the Lou Pearlman comments. Thanks for putting this up it was a great interview from 2009.

[@goteam1222]

Have they re run this interview on Stern recently?

[@Bocaj77]

@@goteam1222 I heard it not to long ago but its a very short version.

[@arielluciano9185]

THANK U IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE UNEDITED INTERVIEW! Rich was a selfless man who told a story no matter how embarrassing it may have been for him and it made him a better story teller for it. Ive adored him ever since i first heard this interview and consider it one of the greatest interviews of all time

[@brandonthomas9288]

I remember listening to this live on satellite and being pissed when I heard that some boy band guy was gonna be on. Just goes to show that you never know. This is my favorite interview in the history of the Howard Stern Show.

[@andydhillon1977]

I would reacted the same way. This interview is a classic!

[@IamJacksColon4]

same

[@HowardIGModels-rx9kd]

This has to be one of the best Stern interviews ever.

[@kursk_kuku141]

Boy Band Con documentary brought me here. But goddamn… rich Cronin’s story about Lou pearlman is both terrifying and hilarious, and with the combination of WTF and OH GEEZ. Jesus… rofl! Man. RIP Rich Cronin

[@andydhillon1977]

I'm here for the same reason. Rich seemed to hold back some more info about his encounter with Lou. I'm willing to bet Lou did this to many of them., especially the younger ones like Aaron Carter.

[@lockheedload]

RIP indeed

[@nme.00104]

​@@andydhillon1977 💯📌📢🎯📣🏹📍

[@nme.00104]

@@andydhillon1977 💯📌📢🏹📣🎯📍 okay, say it again. he definitely got to him and sent him to other execs like he tried to do to rich in germany. and with his mom, as long as she was getting her manager share she stayed away. him and others in the industry molested, groomed and abused him. *aaron,

[@nme.00104]

@@andydhillon1977 okay, say it again. 💯🔍📌📣🎯🏹📢📍 he definitely got to aaron carter, 😥😥 read his mom would just leave him at his house for hours.

[@chronocross85]

One of my favorites Howard Stern interviews of all time

[@Jay-zy6yn]

Greatest guest ever on the show r.i.p rich

[@JamminOnThe1]

Man, there’s something so relatable about this guy. Most of us guys would only dream about being able to date a girl like Jennifer love Hewitt. But we all have had that, super hottie girl in our youth, who destroyed our heart. I definitely feel for the guy. He was a really funny guy that’s for sure, and the Boston accent is hilarious!

[@helgageraldine513]

I've only learned about Rich's interview from the docu The Boyband Con. Thanks for uploading the whole thing! Anyway, 10:45 if you've seen NSYNC's early home videos living in that house, you know this is true. Those boys were nuts 😂

[@LAKEVILLEMA]

Rich should have had his own podcast. RIP.

[@jeffsurprenant4882]

Yesss! Thank you for Posting please leave it up!

[@Mind-Over-Body]

Download this. You never know when KZbin will start tripping.

[@jdorantes47]

Legendary I’ve listened to this easily over 50 times

[@knightrider955]

Anyone that is here from watching The boy and Con search Mission Man Band. Rich is pure gold on that show.

[@lockheedload]

Sucks. Rich was a good dude. RIP.

[@nr655321]

This guy is so funny and endearing.

[@bostonjay6428]

God bless your soul Rich 🙏

[@MikePScott624]

Rip rich what a great interview. This was funny asf..

[@MichaeldeFilippi]

Lol listening to this almost everyday

[@nickfuller20]

This guy Rich was so funny, he could have been a comedian with his wacky story telling. I would have paid to see him.

[@whatever25]

Great interview! Anyone know anyother interviews like this?

[@MikePScott624]

Arties laugh makes it even more hilarious

[@thexentrader897]

thanks for re uploading

[@zeebo8965]

we all miss you Rich xxoo

[@onie4024]

What a sweet and funny kid...such a shame he's gone.

[@Miodrag.Vukomanovic]

He sounds so much like Bill Burr.

[@andydhillon1977]

So true!!

[@YoasBryantPromotions]

Howard Or Rich?!? 😂 I know one of em does

[@dhirshg]

As a die-hard Backstreet fan, this was freaking interesting (despite Stern's creepy comments/questions lol). Lou is a real enigma...what a single by Rich!!!

[@tod3msn]

Sadly the crew around Howard would not stop interrupting Rich Cronin so he could not tell his story uninterrupted which was too bad. He had an important story to tell. At least he got to tell some of it uninterrupted.

[@tonyebiere551]

he was very entertaining, that's why. They couldn't stop laughing

[@shuntley23]

I definitely think Brad was the designated one who hooked up with Lou in his group lol. Think about it, he was a driver for Lou. He couldn't really sing or anything and he put him into LFO lol

[@albeeshore428]

Im thinking joey fatone and kevin from bsb too maybe idk i could be wrong as hell

[@shuntley23]

@@albeeshore428 I think it was Chris because he didn't make BSB so Lou allowed him to start a new band which would be NSYNC and find other guys to join the band.

[@d.almeida3633]

You make a good point

[@chronocross85]

You should listen to Brad's interview on Frosted Tips with Lance Bass. Brad's brother Bob worked at Transcontinental with Lou Pearlman so thats how Brad got a job there. Bob was one of the head guys at the company. Brad wanted to be a solo rapper and never wanted to be in a group or be a singer. Before they found Lance Bass they even asked Brad to try to sing bass because Nsync was still looking for a bass singer.

[@nme.00104]

think so too, after rich turned him away he made up a story and went to the label to get them dropped. always wondered why they didn't make it like them,

[@KyleLucasMusic]

Such a wild story

[@JoeBlow-fp5ng]

I wish there was video of this interview.

[@tcoom76]

Rip rich Cronin what a legend

[@elmalifico3708]

Damn I’m listening to this and ever once in a while I’m thinking that I’m listening to Bill Burr 😂😂😂

[@janeholliday5905]

Miss my baby Rich

[@businesswalks8301]

fucking carbon copy twin of bill burr

[@MichaeldeFilippi]

There has to be video of the full interview!!

[@t3073-b4i]

This dude was great, it's a shame he died so young

[@ourhouse5107]

Straight honesty

[@yogaqueen1527]

Now all dead but 1... crazy

[@rhanemann9100]

Carl Leighton-Pope is a real person. He is British (of Welsh heritage). He was in the record and artist management business.

[@nme.00104]

@@rhanemann9100 he worked with keith urban, michael bublé etc.

[@fatimaherbawi]

I hate how they are laughing at his trauma while telling the story like it’s not funny

[@awildwandering]

The whole interview you're like should we be laughing along with this? And he couldn't be the only one he did this too. Imagine. This kind of trauma can live in the body too. Not that it caused his health issues but probably didn't help. Really tragic honestly.

[@silversnail1413]

Laughing at trauma is kind of what they do on this show. The co-host Robin was abused by her father and they made jokes about it for years. It's not necessarily minimizing the impact of the trauma but being able to laugh at it can be a helpful coping mechanism and even provide some catharsis.

[@lilJJslayer]

this was entertaining as fuck someone needs to animate all these stories by rich that would be graet

[@farragutspikes1]

No reason to go crazy from money you didn't make. It's just products you can't buy.

[@saljablo2767]

So this is what Bill Burr sounded like at 22

[@tommyjames7336]

He sounds like bill burr !

[@Hustle5tre]

This shit is funny as fuck

[@GoblinGreen2021]

I really hope his book is published. What a great guy. Very sad the cancer came back :(

[@nme.00104]

unfortunately, he passed away a month after the interview.

[@Melovemouses]

⁠​⁠@@nme.00104He passed away a year after this interview, not a month.

[@nme.00104]

@Melovemouses thanks for the information, 💖💕🩷💞💝 howard is such a fool, lou's not coming around anymore, he's doing time for embezzlement and bank fraud. 😭😭🤣😂😅😆

[@nme.00104]

@@Melovemouses thanks a lot for the information, 💖💕🩷💞💝 howard is such a fool, you don't have to worry about lou coming around anymore or stealing your money, he's in jail doing time for embezzlement and bank fraud. 😭😭🤣😂😅😆

[@Gothboy95]

Why did they edit it out ?

[@andydhillon1977]

This was a great interview but it would've been so much better had they let Rich just talk.

[@Lavender_Cordle]

13:18 hilarious AF

[@MichaeldeFilippi]

Lou’s Load 💦💦💦

[@MichaeldeFilippi]

Lou’s load!!!!

[@Ditka-89]

17:59 was he about to say Kevin or Carter? One of them put out lol. I’m hoping it was Nick Carter

[@itsjemmabond]

Definitely Kevin.

[@andydhillon1977]

You're right. Sounds like he was starting to say Kevin. In the movie, Kevin seemed to be close to him.

[@Marvindorfler1]

Sterns occasional line of questioning is odd. And the banging talk of this guys ex is creepy and inappropriate

[@brianbiviano6356]

And he still effing died, so sad. A great guest, back when the show was great..

[@Somepepper]

15:40 Benjy laugh

[@DNixon845]

RIP Big Papa!

[@IamJacksColon4]

Is his book out?

[@nme.00104]

unfortunately, he passed away a month after the interview.

[@IamJacksColon4]

@@nme.00104 :(

[@saljablo2767]

Rich was falling in love with Jennifer while he was just her flavor of the week

[@danlutz9861]

Sounds like Bill Burr

[@optikzofficial]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@_birdie]

Ugh that thumbnail.

[@brothadude]

I thought Lou stole 2 billion

[@drewcitadel]

Greatest Howard Stern interview ever! And that’s a fact. RIP Rich Cornin!

[@eddiecamacho6479]

He's was a funny good guy. His music is terrible. RIP

[@grouchosays]

Without Lou, those guys would be nobody. He made them. His bands sold hundreds of millions of CDs. After Lou, none of those guys did anything except Justin Timberlake.

[@andydhillon1977]

Yup! All the girls loved Lou, and bought the albums..... because of sexy Lou! He'll! Lou even wrote the music! Fool!

[@eca1996]

That doesn't give him an excuse to abuse them nor does it excuse the ponzi scheme he ran where he cheated older retirees out of their life savings.

[@aarfan44]

That’s not true. NSYNC’s highest selling album came out after parting with Lou. Backstreet Boys are still going strong today and just got done with their last worldwide tour. Lou was a stepping stone.