[nickcarraway]

Lorne Michaels did not have a lot of sympathy during the late John Belushi’s drug-fueled escapades.

SNIP

“He’d been out with [Rolling Stones rocker] Ronnie Wood and he was a mess,” Michaels says in the documentary. “He was coughing, he looked terrible and the doctor says, ‘John can’t go on,’ and I was somewhere between rage and very little sympathy.”

“So I said, ‘What happens if he does it?’ He says, ‘Well, he could die?’ And I said, ‘What are the odds of that?’ And he said, ’50/50,’ and I said, ‘I can live with that,’” Michaels continues.

[1Old Pro]

drug-fueled escapades

A lifestyle that doesn't last.

[Vermont Lt]

There are lot of people who do Lorne impressions.

I can hear Dana Carvey doing Lorne, “I can live with that.”

Belushi was a great talent. But he also had some severe issues. I am emphatic but also angry that he threw away his gifts.