John Mellencamp
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And I have a son named Hud.
And Paul Newman starred in the movie Hud.
And so Newman walked in to my dressing room and goes, I'm looking for Hud Mellencamp.
And he was with me, but he was running around Radio City somewhere.
Have you ever been to Radio City?
Have you ever been backstage?
There's all kind of shit going on.
You can go anywhere in that place.
Anyway, so Hud was running around there, and I just let him go wherever he wants to.
And I'm sitting there talking to Paul, and I go, this is pretty cool.
And then Joanne walked in.
It was like, all right, Newman, hey.
Because she was beautiful.
I mean, Jo, you cannot, she must have been in her late 50s, something like that.
It's like one of the prettiest women I'd ever seen.
And so I just kind of like, well, it's nice meeting you, Paul.
And that's how we became friends.
And even before he died, her and I were talking on the phone.