John Mellencamp cracks up Bill Maher with a raw take on Bad Bunny while reflecting on his stage name.
MAHER: “Who gives a shit? What does it matter what your name is?”
MELLENCAMP: “It matters!”
MAHER: “Well, plainly it didn’t.”
MELLENCAMP: “No, It matters.”
MAHER: “Why? Why? You sold records as John Cougar. You sold records as John Cougar Mellencamp. You sold records as John Mellencamp.”
MELLENCAMP: “The songs were okay.”
MAHER: “I know. That’s what I’m saying.”
MELLENCAMP: “And the critics did not like [the name change]. They thought it was cornball. They like ‘Bad Bunny.’ It’s kind of a corny name. I don’t have anything against the guy, but it is a funny name.”
That line sent the whole room into laughter. Seriously, who names themselves “Bad Bunny”?