What Marcus King has said about Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

3 quotes · 1 episode · May 14, 2026

Marcus King, American singer, guitarist and founder of The Marcus King Band, has been quoted on Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 3 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on May 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

King says he wants to stop taking his antidepressant because he does not want lifelong dependence on a pharmaceutical.
“i don't like that i don't want to be like you know, enslaved by a drug, by a pharmaceutical drug, you know?”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2499 - Marcus King (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:30:49
King recounts that an earlier antidepressant left him emotionally numb even at his grandmother's funeral.
“Like, even at my grandmother's funeral, like, I just felt nothing. I just felt numb”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2499 - Marcus King (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:11
King says he fears treating his depression could remove the pain that drives his songwriting.
“Yeah, being fearful that it's going to take your drive away because you don't have anything to create for”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2499 - Marcus King (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:40:14

#2499 - Marcus King
The Joe Rogan Experience · May 14, 2026 · 2 h 53 min
Joe Rogan and guitarist Marcus King discuss sobriety, antidepressants, cannabis policy, the state of rock music, porn-era cinema, and VR gaming.