John Mellencamp
👤 Speaker
1985
total appearances
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Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
I was doing a show, a corporate, and my opening act was Bill Clinton.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
When was this?
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
Right after Clinton left office.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
And so he was there.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
I did a sound check.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
And he came up and he goes, if you don't mind me asking, John, how much money are you making?
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
And I told him, and he went, what?
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
What?
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
That's true.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
Because he was impressed that you were making so much more.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
And he was making so much less.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
Right.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
So, you know, I know what I was making.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
You deserve it.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
It doesn't matter.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
The point of it is that, you know, you can't get as rich as some of these politicians get.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
on that kind of fucking money, you know?
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
You should have.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
And you know, Bill, I mean, I commend you for getting a half a million dollars for speaking.
Club Random with Bill Maher
John Mellencamp | Club Random with Bill Maher
I didn't say I took the job.