John Mellencamp Quotes - Page 3

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• You cannot expect the guy who drove the car into the ditch to navigate it out of the ditch. You have to put a new driver in the seat. I'm not saying the new driver is going to be any better, but we need a new driver. Kerry is the only choice.

  John Mellencamp

  Car, Choices, Guy

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• There's a young man in a T-shirt listening to a rock and roll station. He's got greasy hair, greasy smile, he says, Lord this must be my destination.

  John Mellencamp

  Men, Rock And Roll, Hair

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• She chased after her dream with much desire, but when she got to close to her expectations, well the dream burned up like paper in fire.

  John Mellencamp

  Dream, Philosophy, Fire

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• We have been lied to and terrorized by our own government, and it is time to take action.

  John Mellencamp

  Government, Action, Lied

  "Rockers Unite to Oust Bush" by Damien Cave, www.rollingstone.com. November 26, 2003.

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• This is about black people selling out other black people.

  John Mellencamp

  People, Black, Selling

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• I know a lot of funny people in a lot of funny places.

  John Mellencamp

  Friendship, People, Funny People

  Song: You've Got To Stand For Somethin', Album: Scarecrow

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• Back in the '80s and '90s, when there was still a record business, there was pressure on anyone who was fortunate to have a few hits on a major label to continue that success.

  John Mellencamp

  80s And 90s, Labels, Records

  "Mellencamp's independent stand". Interview with Greg Kot, articles.chicagotribune.com. November 19, 2010.

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• I've never had anybody produce my records. I've always produced my own records. I've worked with a guy for a while who was an engineer who helped me produce records, but I've always made my own records. I'm a control fanatic. I've got to control everything.

  John Mellencamp

  Guy, Records, Produce

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• When you live life for yourself it's hard on everyone. And that hasn't changed. For me, if anything, it's gotten worse.

  John Mellencamp

  Live Life, Changed, Hard

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• I want you to dance naked, if you like, I'll join you.

  John Mellencamp

  Dancing, Naked, Want

  Song: Dance Naked

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• My thought was I should try to stick with names that people may recognize like Robert Johnson, Son House, and Hoagy Carmichael, so if somebody cared to research, they would find a wealth of material.

  John Mellencamp

  Son, Names, People

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• What's the difference? One guy's the same as the other.

  John Mellencamp

  Differences, Guy

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• My voice has gotten better from smoking.

  John Mellencamp

  Voice, Smoking

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• I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty.

  John Mellencamp

  Dirty, Fighting, Naughty

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• Music actually meant something when I started doing it. Too bad I wasn't mature enough to write anything that meant anything.

  John Mellencamp

  Writing, Mature, Enough

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• His frustration running very high, he takes it out on the ones he loves because it's safe.

  John Mellencamp

  Running, Revenge, Love Is

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• 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

  Teenager, Thinking, Trying

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• I'm your average Joe guy. I don't really care for politicians.

  John Mellencamp

  Average Joe, Guy, Care

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• I'm trying to write for people my age. And my inspiration over the years has changed dramatically.

  John Mellencamp

  Inspiration, Writing, Years

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• Rock'n'roll starts between the legs and goes through the heart, then to the head. As long as it does those three things, it's a great rock song.

  John Mellencamp

  Song, Heart, Rocks

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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.

  John Mellencamp

  Song, Taken, Woody

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• The simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the bills, and the pills that kill.

  John Mellencamp

  Baby, Simple, Reality

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• Mama, why do I always fall for the crazy ones?

  John Mellencamp

  Family, Crazy, Fall

  Song: Crazy Ones, Album: Whenever We Wanted

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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.

  John Mellencamp

  Song, Writing, Worry

  "Mellencamp Talks About Writing Musical With Stephen King" by Eric Schumacher Rasmussen, www.mtv.com. August 20, 2001.

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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.

  John Mellencamp

  Hurt, People, Guy

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