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John Mellencamp quotes

American Musician October 7, 1951

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John Mellencamp quote: "they say life goes on long after the thrill of living"
they say life goes on long after the thrill of living John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp quote: "Don't ever lose that innocent laughter, don't let time take..."
Don't ever lose that innocent laughter, don't let time take that away John Mellencamp
Unemployment is sky-rocketing; deflation is in our future for the first time since the Great Depression. I don't care whose fault it is, it's the truth. John Mellencamp
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
We could walk 3 minutes and be on the beach. I think the music kind of suffered because of it. It kind of smelled like Jimmy Buffett, which is a bad thing. John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp quote: "In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a..."
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
Wait a minute, guys, I have always been on your side. I have always spoken for you, always tried to put on a good face for the state of Indiana. All of a sudden, some of you people think I'm a bad guy? John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp quote: "Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only..."
Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No. John Mellencamp
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
John Mellencamp quote: "This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs..."
This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it. John Mellencamp
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
John Mellencamp quote: "When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally."
When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally. John Mellencamp
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
John Mellencamp quote: "I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and..."
I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is. John Mellencamp
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. John Mellencamp

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