Joe Rogan Experience #1568 - Tom Green

1. 0:00 – 15:00

   (drumming) Joe Rogan podcast,…

   1. TGTom Green0:02

      (drumming) Joe Rogan podcast, check it out.

   2. NANarrator0:04

      The Joe Rogan Experience.

   3. JRJoe Rogan0:06

      Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. All day. (rock music) Hello eccentric character known as-

   4. TGTom Green0:14

      (laughs)

   5. JRJoe Rogan0:14

      ... Tom Green.

   6. TGTom Green0:15

      Joe, how are you? Thank you.

   7. JRJoe Rogan0:16

      You're, you're the wild man living in a van now.

   8. TGTom Green0:19

      Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

   9. JRJoe Rogan0:20

      You, you are that eccentric character. You go from being a television and movie star-

   10. TGTom Green0:25

       Mm-hmm.

   11. JRJoe Rogan0:25

       ... to being a wild man-

   12. TGTom Green0:26

       Uh-huh.

   13. JRJoe Rogan0:26

       ... traveling the land-

   14. TGTom Green0:28

       Uh-huh.

   15. JRJoe Rogan0:28

       ... with your vagabond dog-

   16. TGTom Green0:30

       Yep.

   17. JRJoe Rogan0:30

       ... that you got from another country.

   18. TGTom Green0:31

       Yeah, yeah.

   19. JRJoe Rogan0:32

       She's a rescue from the Bahamas?

   20. TGTom Green0:33

       Yeah, Charlie, yeah, she's a rescue-

   21. JRJoe Rogan0:35

       She's-

   22. TGTom Green0:35

       ... from the Bahamas, yeah.

   23. JRJoe Rogan0:35

       ... she's goddamn adorable-

   24. TGTom Green0:36

       Yeah.

   25. JRJoe Rogan0:36

       ... by the way.

   26. TGTom Green0:37

       Yeah.

   27. JRJoe Rogan0:37

       I love her.

   28. TGTom Green0:37

       Yeah, she's beautiful. I'll show, I'll show everyone around.

   29. JRJoe Rogan0:39

       And you are this eccentric character now. Look at you.

   30. TGTom Green0:42

       I guess so. I feel like maybe ... I feel like in some ways what I'm doing right now is the most normal thing I've done in my life, but it is actually kinda crazy too.
2. 15:00 – 30:00

   Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. …

   1. JRJoe Rogan15:00

      spending a lot of time with no people.

   2. TGTom Green15:01

      Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

   3. JRJoe Rogan15:02

      Like, did it feel weird coming here? Like, is all the-

   4. TGTom Green15:04

      Mm-hmm.

   5. JRJoe Rogan15:04

      ... people, security people here-

   6. TGTom Green15:06

      Mm-hmm.

   7. JRJoe Rogan15:06

      ... and Jamie-

   8. TGTom Green15:06

      Oh, yeah.

   9. JRJoe Rogan15:06

      ... and Jeff, and m- Did it feel weird? Like-

   10. TGTom Green15:08

       Oh, yeah.

   11. JRJoe Rogan15:08

       All these people?

   12. TGTom Green15:09

       Mm-hmm.

   13. JRJoe Rogan15:10

       What's it feel like?

   14. TGTom Green15:12

       Uh ... You know, it's interesting because you start to feel a little bit ... And I think this is probably something that maybe is affecting everybody with the, the, the, the, the quarantining and the pandemic and all that stuff. Maybe not. Maybe, maybe ... Certainly not everyone's in their van. But I ... You start to get to the point where you think, "Maybe I ..." I didn't get social anxiety coming here because, like ... I know you guys are getting all tested and all that stuff, but I, I, I have a little bi- ... You know I have a little bit more paranoia about getting this virus than the average person.

   15. JRJoe Rogan15:45

       Because of cancer? 'Cause the fact that-

   16. TGTom Green15:47

       I think so.

   17. JRJoe Rogan15:48

       ... you have cancer?

   18. TGTom Green15:48

       I think so, yeah.

   19. JRJoe Rogan15:48

       Yeah. Makes sense.

   20. TGTom Green15:49

       So, you know, 'cause I just don't ... It's not even that I feel like I'm more susceptible to it. It's just I really hate being sick. When I had cancer, I was in the hospital for six weeks. It was, like, painful. It's ... I just hate it. I f- hate that loss of control, you know? So, so ... But, no, I mean, uh-

   21. JRJoe Rogan16:06

       Are you taking care of yourself, like vitamin-wise? Are you taking-

   22. TGTom Green16:09

       Uh, like, I, you know-

   23. JRJoe Rogan16:10

       ... supplements?

   24. TGTom Green16:11

       I think I'm eating pretty healthy. I don't take-

   25. JRJoe Rogan16:13

       With your spam and Ragu?

   26. TGTom Green16:15

       But, I mean, like, there's a lot of vitamins in that.

   27. JRJoe Rogan16:16

       Slow down.

   28. TGTom Green16:17

       There's a lot of vitamins in that stuff. Um-

   29. JRJoe Rogan16:20

       No. No.

   30. TGTom Green16:21

       Look, I'm, I'm, I'm, uh-
3. 30:00 – 45:00

   So, you heat up…

   1. TGTom Green30:00

      thick, uh, sort of a ...... padding and-

   2. JRJoe Rogan30:03

      So, you heat up the van inside, and then you put that up, and it keeps the temperature?

   3. TGTom Green30:06

      I put it on first. I just put it on. I put it on. It covers the windshield, the two front passenger, the... all, all windows. They're completely sealed. And then, uh, I start the engine and I, you know, run it. I don't run the gas out, but I, you know, run it for 10 minutes. The thing heats up, and then I just don't open the door. I do that right when it's time to kinda crash.

   4. JRJoe Rogan30:25

      How long does it keep it warm for?

   5. TGTom Green30:27

      Uh, you know, it's warm until I fall asleep, and then I wake up in the morning freezing my butt off. But, (laughs) no, it's, it's not too bad. I mean, I, I, I don't think this would be something that you would wanna go out in the winter in.

   6. JRJoe Rogan30:38

      Right.

   7. TGTom Green30:39

      But, but, uh, but, you know, this time of year, it's, uh... And down here in Texas, it was, it was nice the last, last few days. It's been nice.

   8. JRJoe Rogan30:45

      There's a guy who's got a video, uh, he, he's living in, out of his van too, doing the same sort of situation. He's very organized, got the whole deal. But he's doing it in Colorado.

   9. TGTom Green30:54

      Yeah.

   10. JRJoe Rogan30:54

       And he's in the middle of the winter, like, covered in snow, and does all these, uh, detailed things, like how he gets out of snow and what he does, and-

   11. TGTom Green31:02

       Yeah, yeah.

   12. JRJoe Rogan31:02

       ... how he stays warm.

   13. TGTom Green31:03

       Yeah, it's, it's... I, I imagine it would be a lot, uh, less, uh, simple up, up in, in that kind of temperature.

   14. JRJoe Rogan31:10

       Well, just camping in cold weather is rough. You know, you have to have the right insulated sleeping bag. You have to make sure that you have-

   15. TGTom Green31:17

       Yeah.

   16. JRJoe Rogan31:18

       ... yeah.

   17. TGTom Green31:18

       Down booties.

   18. JRJoe Rogan31:20

       Down booties?

   19. TGTom Green31:21

       That's my, my new discovery. On the internet, right? This is what's hilarious about the world we're living in now, with the internet and everything, and having access to everything. Before I left, I start researching. Oh, oh, here's a guy talking about winter camping. Down booties, right? They're these little, feathery down things. You can... You put them on your bare feet at night, and you wear them in your sleeping bag, or... And your feet are warm, right? Your feet are warm. So, I start, like, sort of seeing all these little things that, that, uh, "Oh, that'll help." You know, uh, you know, these little products. And you, you go on Amazon, shows up at your house the next day.

   20. JRJoe Rogan31:53

       Mm-hmm.

   21. TGTom Green31:54

       Your supplies start building up, you know. But, uh, yeah, I have these down booties, uh, and, uh, and, uh, you know, I've got, I've got nice, uh, you know, merino wool undergarments and things like this, and I think I'm... Is it merino wool?

   22. JRJoe Rogan32:08

       Mm-hmm.

   23. TGTom Green32:08

       It's hunting stuff, you know?

   24. JRJoe Rogan32:09

       Merino's w- wool is great because, uh, when you get wet, it doesn't make you cold.

   25. TGTom Green32:14

       Yeah, yeah.

   26. JRJoe Rogan32:15

       Like, if you get wet in cotton-

   27. TGTom Green32:16

       Uh-huh.

   28. JRJoe Rogan32:17

       ... and then you get cold, you're in trouble.

   29. TGTom Green32:18

       Yeah.

   30. JRJoe Rogan32:19

       Like, the issue is, if you're going somewhere and you're hiking and it's cold out. Well, even though it's cold out, if you're hiking and you're wearing a lot of layers, you're gonna sweat.
4. 45:00 – 1:00:00

   Yeah. …

   1. TGTom Green45:00

      and, uh, and just kinda ... You know, it's interesting, I've found that, like, I can kinda do everything that I would do at home in the van, you know? With this electrical system, you know? So it's-

   2. JRJoe Rogan45:11

      Yeah.

   3. TGTom Green45:11

      ... pretty, pretty neat. Yeah.

   4. JRJoe Rogan45:13

      You seem like you're in a good place. Like-

   5. TGTom Green45:16

      Yeah, yeah.

   6. JRJoe Rogan45:16

      ... it's, seems like it's been tricky, but you, uh, I mean, I'm getting the impression that you're really enjoying this.

   7. TGTom Green45:24

      I am, yeah.

   8. JRJoe Rogan45:24

      Is this gonna extend?

   9. TGTom Green45:25

      Mm-hmm.

   10. JRJoe Rogan45:26

       How long are you gonna do this for?

   11. TGTom Green45:28

       Uh, this is, this has been a, this is a very good question. Um-

   12. JRJoe Rogan45:31

       Is this your new life?

   13. TGTom Green45:33

       It's possible.

   14. JRJoe Rogan45:33

       Really?

   15. TGTom Green45:34

       I'm not selling my house or anything. I'm, I'm, I think what I'll do is ... I mean, I bought the van. It's, I didn't rent it for a quick one-off trip, you know? And, and, and I've put a lot of time into it and I am enjoying it. And, uh, you know, one thing is I've always loved photography. I, I'm bringing a Leica, uh, film camera as well, so I'm shooting a lot of still photography as well. And it's nice to have something to take a picture of, you know?

   16. JRJoe Rogan45:58

       Hmm.

   17. TGTom Green45:58

       It's nice to go somewhere interesting. So I'm enjoying that. Um, but I think that, I think that what I'll probably do is, you know, when life gets back to normal, whenever the fuck that is, right?

   18. JRJoe Rogan46:11

       Yeah. What is normal anymore?

   19. TGTom Green46:12

       Yeah. Um, part of my plan is to, you know, when I start touring again, doing standup again, I think I, I might take a few less airplanes, uh, in, in the future and be in the van a little bit more and tr-

   20. JRJoe Rogan46:25

       So like say if you have a gig, if you decided to do standup in Utah, you might drive there?

   21. TGTom Green46:28

       I'm thinking I might start to talk to, you know, the way I book it about sort of doing more of a road trip type run of, like, in a straight line-

   22. JRJoe Rogan46:36

       Hmm.

   23. TGTom Green46:36

       ... as opposed to going, "Oh, I'm in, you know-

   24. JRJoe Rogan46:38

       Right, right.

   25. TGTom Green46:38

       ... you know, Seattle this week and, and Boston next week."

   26. JRJoe Rogan46:40

       Right, we don't have to fly around.

   27. TGTom Green46:41

       Maybe we have to do an East Coast run or do a ...

   28. JRJoe Rogan46:42

       Yeah. That's smart.

   29. TGTom Green46:43

       So, so I'm thinking that it might be something that I do. I mean, I, uh, I, I, I'm not, I'm not, uh, moving into my van full time, but I definitely do, do love it.

   30. JRJoe Rogan46:51

       But you're moving in that direction it seems like.
5. 1:00:00 – 1:06:57

   Yeah. …

   1. JRJoe Rogan1:00:00

      we have multi-influences. We're constantly being influenced by our envi-... That's why your env- where you live is so important. And one of the things that I found in moving from LA to Austin...... is that where you live, it makes a big impact on the amount of stress you have and how you feel. I feel so much better here. Just right away. Disconnected from Hollywood, disconnected from, you know, traditional forms of show business. But also, the people here, the people here are different.

   2. TGTom Green1:00:30

      Yeah.

   3. JRJoe Rogan1:00:30

      They're more relaxed.

   4. TGTom Green1:00:31

      Uh-huh.

   5. JRJoe Rogan1:00:32

      They're regular people.

   6. TGTom Green1:00:33

      Yeah.

   7. JRJoe Rogan1:00:33

      Chappelle and I were having a conversation about this last night.

   8. TGTom Green1:00:36

      Mm-hmm.

   9. JRJoe Rogan1:00:37

      And he was like, we, we were talking about how, like, people here in Austin, they're real people.

   10. TGTom Green1:00:42

       Yeah.

   11. JRJoe Rogan1:00:42

       They're not people that are trying to get famous, and people that are trying to, you know, get on television shows and do movies. And there's a weirdness to that life. And some of the people that do that, were- are really cool.

   12. TGTom Green1:00:55

       Yeah, sure.

   13. JRJoe Rogan1:00:55

       Like, there's a, it's, it's rare and nice when you run into a guy like Chris Pratt.

   14. TGTom Green1:00:59

       Mm-hmm.

   15. JRJoe Rogan1:00:59

       Who is a super famous guy, he's in the movies, but could not be more genuine, genuine. Could not be more down to earth.

   16. TGTom Green1:01:06

       Yeah.

   17. JRJoe Rogan1:01:07

       Could not be more normal and friendly. Super great guy. Just happens to be a big movie star. But that's rare. Most of the people that want that life, they're all kinda wacky and fucked up. And you, you, you're in their world, with their energy, and they infect all the people around them. They infect people that are in the service industry, managers, agents. There's this fucking hive of weirdness. Out here, there's none of that.

   18. TGTom Green1:01:31

       Mm-hmm.

   19. JRJoe Rogan1:01:32

       There's none of that. And almost immediately, I felt a lowering of stress level.

   20. TGTom Green1:01:37

       Mm-hmm.

   21. JRJoe Rogan1:01:37

       Almost immediately.

   22. TGTom Green1:01:38

       Hmm.

   23. JRJoe Rogan1:01:39

       And then, the people that you deal with, like, whether it's someone who's working at the counter at Walgreens or, uh, a restaurant, they're so nice. They're so friendly.

   24. TGTom Green1:01:48

       And so, because early on in your show, you had the confidence to just do your own thing, right? You, you created your own thing. You didn't have, you know, these sort of tentacles coming down, telling you, "Oh, you can't interview that person."

   25. JRJoe Rogan1:02:02

       Yeah.

   26. TGTom Green1:02:02

       That let, that allowed you to just talk to the people that you found interesting and-

   27. JRJoe Rogan1:02:06

       Well, in the beginning. (laughs)

   28. TGTom Green1:02:07

       ... you happened to be interested in interesting shit. And then, all-

   29. JRJoe Rogan1:02:09

       Yeah, but in the beginning, nobody wanted anything to do with it. That's what's hilarious. Like, my agent, in the beginning, didn't wanna have anything to do with this podcast.

   30. TGTom Green1:02:17

       Mm-hmm.

Episode duration: 4:36:17