It was great to be the rock comic, the shock comic. But after you've played Giants Stadium with Bon Jovi in front of 82,000 people, after you've done the 'Wild Thing' video with Jessica Hahn and every rock band from hell, you're not gonna top that.
Interpretation
Sam Kinison reflects on the peak of his career and the challenges of topping past successes.
In this quote, Sam Kinison expresses his realization that after reaching the heights of fame and performing in front of large crowds, such as at Giants Stadium, it becomes difficult to continue achieving comparable success. He highlights the fleeting nature of stardom and the pressure that comes with trying to outdo monumental moments in one's career.
In practice
During a comedy club performance when discussing the challenges of fame.
You don't know what a rough crowd is. If all I have to do is go make people laugh, that's nothing. Let me tell you what a tough crowd is. A tough crowd is going to a morning service and you got six people there and you gotta pay your house payment. That's a tough crowd.
A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.
I'm a lot less serious than people think, it's probably because the way my face is put together.
The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.
In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.
Humor and laughter - not necessarily derogatory derision - are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously - for fear of dying of boredom.
Oh, Jeeves,' I said; 'about that check suit.' Yes, sir?' Is it really a frost?' A trifle too bizarre, sir, in my opinion.' But lots of fellows have asked me who my tailor is.' Doubtless in order to avoid him, sir.' He's supposed to be one of the best men in London.' I am saying nothing against his moral character, sir.
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