I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
A lot of record company people, even though they're our age, want to be perceived as young hip guys, and they're hurting… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
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… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
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… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
The greatest thing that ever happened to (my career) was the breakdown of the record companies, because there were no more stupid… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
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… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
If fans are going to turn on me because of this, they weren't my fans anyway. I couldn't betray a whole 25… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
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… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Back in the '80s and '90s, when there was still a record business, there was pressure on anyone who was fortunate to… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
We lost our way a long time ago with technology. Just because something is an advancement by going digital - that was… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Hanging out is a waste of time. The only time I would hang out was when I was a kid, I would… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Immersing yourself in the environment of a real record store where music is celebrated and cherished adds real value to the experience… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
I went to New York in 1974, to either try to get a record deal, get into the New York Art Student… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
The CD, it should be noted, was born out of greed. It was devised to prop up record sales on the expectation… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I saw a CD, a technology guy brought one to my house and said we will be… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
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… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
You shouldn't even be in a band if you can't play Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank Williams. If… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
I'm looking for trouble. A lot of people get to be a certain age and they just kind of lose interest or they give… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
Country sure has changed in the last 10 years. It was one thing, then it was another. Country has slowly marched toward a rock… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
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… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
I'm not a nostalgic person. I'm not nostalgic about much of anything. — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
