For me to pretend I’m the keeper of the small town mentality or that’s all I’m interested in is wrong. John Mellencamp Read Quote
American folk songs were about tragedy, right? They were about suffering and tragedy, and a lot of my songs are about that, even though they were misunderstood. John Mellencamp Read Quote
I need a long and lingering death to make sure that I have time to have a deathbed conversion. John Mellencamp Read Quote
I wish my grandmother and grandfather were still alive, because they were able to keep me grounded. John Mellencamp Read Quote
I’ve just been fortunate to havehad a lot of hit records, though Human Wheels doesn’t qualify as a hit record-but it’s really the best single I’ve ever had. John Mellencamp Read Quote
I think it’s ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don’t buy my records. And there ain’t that many teenagers out there in the marketplace. John Mellencamp Read Quote
I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is. John Mellencamp Read Quote
I’m the guy who wrote The Authority Song. Did they think I was kidding? Did they think it was only a song to entertain? John Mellencamp Read Quote
