Top 85 Quotes by John Mellencamp

About John Mellencamp

These are some quotes by American author John Mellencamp Musician, who was born on October 7, 1951.

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.

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

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.

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.

John Mellencamp

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.

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

Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.

Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.

John Mellencamp

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

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

John Mellencamp

As I get older, I have a different look on life. I just try to be a little more tolerant and a little bit more centered about what's going on around me and not so emotional.

As I get older, I have a different look on life. I just try to be a little more tolerant and a little bit more centered about what's going on around me and not so emotional.

John Mellencamp

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

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.

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.

John Mellencamp

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

I've been around so many people for so long that I take great delight in my own company.

I've been around so many people for so long that I take great delight in my own company.

John Mellencamp

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