John Mellencamp quotes - page 2

This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it. (John Mellencamp)
What's the difference? One guy's the same as the other. View quote
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My grandmother made sure that I went to church every Sunday. And shed come over and pick us boys up, and we would go to the Nazarene church. And back then, that was about as close to heaven as I ever got, because just the time to be able to spend with her, and she was very, very religious. View quote
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It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news. View quote
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I just think if the song's good, sing it. I don't care who's doing it. I don't care if it's a country act. I don't care if it's a rock act. If the song's good, sing it. View quote
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If fans are going to turn on me because of this, they weren't my fans anyway. I couldn't betray a whole 25 years of record making and not do this. I had to. View quote
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I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty. View quote
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People in Indiana have known me for 25 years. They've known George Bush four. View quote
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I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs. View quote
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A lot of record company people, even though they're our age, want to be perceived as young hip guys, and they're hurting the business. View quote
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I'm wide open and will entertain anything anybody has to say, but if it's MTV and radio, well, they're great things, but can't be the only thing. I don't know that it would work even for the Beatles. (John Mellencamp)
Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No. View quote
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I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines. View quote
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Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album. View quote
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All I'm doing is painting. It's my hobby. And that's that. View quote
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A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song. View quote
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Occupation: American Musician
Born: October 7, 1951
Quotes count: 41