Not The Onion, But Totally Ridiculous

This is just too odd (sad?) to not share. So John Hinckley Jr. - the guy who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan - is working on a music career. Hinckley is playing a concert July 8 in Brooklyn, NY. Apparently the show is sold out. Now, maybe folks are just going out of gross curiosity, but really?

Hinckley covers songs by artists like Elvis and does originals too. He was released from prison in 2016. He should still be in prison, but that's just my cold, dark heart talking.

John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is trying his luck at a music career after being released from over three decades of confinement in psychiatric care, booking his first gig this summer in Bushwick. https://t.co/nf3Rs9jWSw

— Brooklyn Paper (@brooklynpaper) April 11, 2022

Brooklyn's Market Hotel defends John Hinckley Jr. booking https://t.co/Ug4ZUgvmrY pic.twitter.com/RMJqD0g6o1

— Stereogum (@stereogum) April 11, 2022