John Mellencamp Is Glad Cigarettes Made Him Sing Like a Black Guy...Even Though They'll Probably Kill Him

And now, it's time for everybody's favorite segment: "Looking on the Bright Side with John Mellencamp". John says, quote, "Two million cigarettes later and I finally sound like a black guy. Thank God. The cigarettes finally paid off.

"They're going to give me cancer and they're going to kill me, but for a short amount of time, they're going to make my voice sound like it should sound."

This has been "Looking on the Bright Side with John Mellencamp". Enjoy the rest of your day.