Elon Musk’s father, Errol, has said he is not proud of his son. The comments are not new. They come from a radio interview in August 2022, but the clip keeps being reshared, so here is what was actually said.
Errol Musk spoke on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, an Australian radio program. Asked if he was proud of Elon, he answered “No.” He said the family has been doing big things for a long time, so Elon’s success did not feel special to him.
The weight and Tesla remarks
He also called his younger son, Kimbal, his “pride and joy.” On Elon’s weight, he said Elon is strongly built but has been eating badly, and he recommended a supplement. TMZ reported that he said he owns a fleet of cars but not a single Tesla.
Why it keeps coming back
Elon has spoken before about a difficult childhood and a strained relationship with his father. That history is why a four-year-old interview still gets attention.
Our take: these are one man’s remarks about his son, made in a single interview, and they say more about a tense family relationship than about Tesla or Elon’s work. We also looked at how much of Elon’s story was really self-made, including his father’s role, in an earlier story.
