John Hinckley-Junior: Last News

John Hinckley Jr. is apologizing.

canceled performances in Brooklyn, Chicago and Connecticut won’t be rescheduled for the “foreseeable future.”“I don’t know anybody else who’s certainly had a life like I’ve had,” Hinckley said on “CBS Mornings.” “I mean, what I tell people now, if you want to get to know John Hinckley, listen to his songs.”The 67-year-old has expressed an ambition to be a singer/songwriter and to perform on tour, but his scheduled performances were canceled due to safety concerns. During his first television interview since his unconditional release earlier this month, Hinckley told CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett that he has “true remorse” for the assassination attempt 41 years ago.He publicly apologized to the families of his shooting victims, and to Jodie Foster “for bringing her into this.”“I know [the victims] probably can’t forgive me now, but I just want them to know that I am sorry for what I did,” Hinckley said.”On March 30, 1981, then-25-year-old Hinckley brought a .22 caliber revolver to the Washington Hilton and carried out the shooting as President Reagan walked to this limousine. He fired six shots, and struck Reagan in the chest. Press secretary James Brady was paralyzed and died from his injuries decades later.

No upcoming concerts for John Hinckley Jr., it seems.

free from court oversight, but not yet free to rock and roll. Hinckley — who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981 — was set to perform at a sold-out concert in Brooklyn next month, but the venue where the gig was booked has cancelled the show. Market Hotel, in Bushwick, announced Wednesday that the July 8 event was nixed.

J. Kim Murphy After selling out tickets for an upcoming concert in Brooklyn, John Hinckley Jr.’s gig has been nixed by the venue that was set to host him.

John Hinckley Jr., released from court supervision today 41 years after his attempted assassination in 1981 of President Ronald Reagan, won’t be making music in Brooklyn next month after all. A long-planned concert at a hip venue in the Bushwick neighborhood has been canceled out of safety concerns.

It's unusual for a musician to sell out their first-ever paid gig, and even fewer have done it at a 450-capacity venue. But most musicians don't play their first gigs at age 66, or 41 years after attempting to assassinate a sitting U.S.

The would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan will seek his freedom on Monday from court-ordered restrictions that limit his movements.

failed 1981 attempt to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan, has churned out a half-dozen original love songs and covers of works by Elvis (“Can’t Stop Falling in Love”), Bob Dylan (“Blowing in the Wind”) and more on his 5-month-old YouTube channel. On December 11, 2020, a guitar-strumming Hinckley, 66, posted his first video — an original diddy titled “Majesty of Love” — that has garnered over 64,000 views.