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51 quotes by John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. Mellencamp rose to superstardom in the 1980s while "honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles," including "Hurts So...
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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.

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In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a song. I don't think we're gonna try to do that.

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Natalie from the Dixie Chicks could have said what she said before 9-11 and no one would have cared.

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People have the right to say what they want to.

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This is about black people selling out other black people.

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This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it.

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What's the difference? One guy's the same as the other.

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Sound quality was supposed to be one of the big selling points for CDs but, as we know, it wasn't very good at all. It was just another con, a... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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