"Looking back, there was a more eccentric performative approach to it. I was thinking about Maria Callas, or someone darker coming through."
In the interview John also revealed he had reached out to Lana Del Rey at the time with some advice after she was publically lambasted.
"That's the first time I ever talked to you," explained the 72-year-old.
"I rang you up and said, 'Listen, I just want to offer my help. I know you're sober and everything, but just don't take any notice of these people.'"
He also commended the singer for "pushing through" the criticism.
"(It) was so distressing for someone like me to see someone so crucified," he admitted.
'I think people thought I was stiff, distant and weird,' the comedian said in the skit. Photo / YouTube"Most people, that would have flattened them forever. It was an outrageous assault."
During the interview John also claimed that Del Rey's public shaming would not have occurred "post #MeToo".
"It wasn't terrible at all. I don't know what the agenda was there, but where was the #MeToo movement there?" asked John.