John Belushi Quotes

I don't know if I change my act from century to century. Sometimes I'm onstage doing imitations and references to people who have been dead for 50 years.

The business of being a popular entertainer in England is just too hard.

I play sad bastard music. For the money.

At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

The Howard Stern Show is a big hit because it entertains dumb and smart people at the same time for different reasons.

I don't see myself as a pop star, just a singer.

What we learned quite early on is what was really important to early British pop that we produced-and this is where we were distinct from almost everybody else in this respect-is that it had to reflect exactly what the audience wanted us to say.

Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.

I think pop music is a great place to get new ideas across.

Rock n' roll is a pretty fun job.

In 'Malvolio,' the audience laugh at me, and I use that laughter to crack open the question as to why they are laughing.

Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.

That's one reason why it's pretty worthless, I can't totally buy it, if you think about it, it's things like the Phil Spector records. On one level they were rebellion, on another level they were keeping the teenager in his place.

It can take the uninitiated a minute to realize that 'Gangnam Style' is satire.

The fun of being in the pop world is you can really play with people's perceptions of what the word pop means.

In the Chili Peppers I'm a part of that world in a pretty big world and that's just the way it is.

Politics is pop. Our job as comedians - especially me, as a late-night talk show, which is a broader audience - is to amplify what we think America is thinking.

You've got to be a really straight man to write a song like 'It's Raining Men.'

There's something strange about theater. My characters consistently demonize elitism, but of course it's taking place in a theater where only so many people can see it. I've been in silly popcorn movies - the kind of thing that as an actor you might feel embarrassed about - but those movies reach many more people.

Hopefully standup will become special again.

I decided I was just going to sing the type of songs I gravitated toward and inspired me and moved me. I was going to let the people whose job it was to decide what places to put it, and let them do that. I'll stick to the singing part.

I don't get on stage and give a social diatribe. I am a performer and an entertainer.

I am trying to do comedy on every single medium. I consider myself a public servant.

I know why Migos are popular - they're good, and they make great videos, and they're funny.

Real entertainers love to entertain.