All John Mellencamp Quotes
- 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… Bush
- I'm the guy who wrote The Authority Song. Did they think I was kidding? Did they think it was only a song to entertain? Authority
- In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a song. I don't think we're gonna try to do that. Forward
- It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news. Media
- Natalie from the Dixie Chicks could have said what she said before 9-11 and no one would have cared. Cared
- People have the right to say what they want to. Inspirational
- People in Indiana have known me for 25 years. They've known George Bush four. Bush
- This is about black people selling out other black people. Black
- This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it. Emote
- What's the difference? One guy's the same as the other. Difference
- When politicians use fear, they are playing into the enemy's hand. Enemy
- If you hide information from people, don't want people to see the Ten Commandments or don't want people to hear about Darwin, aren't we hiding… Commandments
- 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… Albums
- 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… Any
- It's what you do and not what you say. If you're not part of the future, then get out of the way! Future
- Don't ever lose that innocent laughter, don't let time take that away Ever Lose
- they say life goes on long after the thrill of living Goes
- Hanging out is a waste of time. The only time I would hang out was when I was a kid, I would hang out in… Hang
- We had an exercise in speech class in school, impromptu speaking, that I was always real good at. Always Real
- I was one of those guys, you know, playing and singing, and there was no reason for me to write a song, because there were… Beautiful
- 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… All