If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed, and we need to come together as a musical community and try to understand each other's problems. John Mellencamp callcommunitycompassion share on social
I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off. John Mellencamp agodepthpull Change image and share on social
Music was so important to the culture when I was growing up in the Sixties and Seventies. We just expected that Bob Dylan was going to make a great record, and it was normal. It was like, 'Okay, here's another great record by Bob Dylan; here's another great record by Led Zeppelin.' John Mellencamp bobculturedylan share on social
The CD, it should be noted, was born out of greed. It was devised to prop up record sales on the expectation of people replenishing their record collections with CDs of albums they had already purchased. John Mellencamp albumbearcollection share on social
When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally. John Mellencamp emotionallyhysterialive Change image and share on social
I want my paintings to look like they were found in a garage. If they get a scratch or a hole in them, it just becomes part of the painting. John Mellencamp findgaragehole Change image and share on social
In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a song. I don't think we're gonna try to do that. John Mellencamp forwardgonnamove Change image and share on social
If I'm painting, I paint every day. I'll be up in the studio from 8:00 in the morning to 8:00 at night. John Mellencamp daymorningnight Change image and share on social
My grandmother made sure that I went to church every Sunday. And she'd 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. John Mellencamp backboychurch share on social
I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred. John Mellencamp bushcountrydivide Change image and share on social