John Belushi Confronts ‘Blues Brothers’ Critics in Never-Before-Heard 1979 Interview, Refutes Claim He Was Capitalizing Off Blues Music as a White Man

A never-before-heard 1979 interview John Belushi gave to music critic Steve Bloom of the Soho Weekly News has been released for the first time as part of the Audible audio documentary “Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude” (via Entertainment Weekly). The interview, conducted three years before Belushi’s death in 1982, finds the comedian pushing back against […]