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Favorite John Mellencamp Quotes

1. "Don't ever lose that innocent laughter, don't let time take that away" ~ John Mellencamp
2. "Be careful of those who kill in Jesus' name; he don't believe in killing at all." ~ John Mellencamp
3. "they say life goes on long after the thrill of living" ~ John Mellencamp
4. "Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No." ~ John Mellencamp
5. "I'm using my art to comment on what I see. You don't have to agree with it." ~ John Mellencamp
6. "When people are afraid, they make emotional decisions." ~ John Mellencamp
7. "I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs." ~ John Mellencamp
8. "I'm your average Joe guy. I don't really care for politicians." ~ John Mellencamp
9. "What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible." ~ John Mellencamp
10. "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
11. "People in Indiana have known me for 25 years. They've known George Bush four." ~ John Mellencamp
12. "It sounds funny, but I always try to keep an open mind about what I'm writing about. Sometimes I squeak my opinions in there, but generally I don't. I try to be objective about things that I'm writing about." ~ John Mellencamp
13. "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
14. "A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song." ~ John Mellencamp
15. "All I'm doing is painting. It's my hobby. And that's that." ~ John Mellencamp
16. "I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off." ~ John Mellencamp
17. "I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is." ~ John Mellencamp
18. "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." ~ John Mellencamp
19. "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?" ~ John Mellencamp
20. "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
21. "It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news." ~ John Mellencamp
22. "Natalie from the Dixie Chicks could have said what she said before 9-11 and no one would have cared." ~ John Mellencamp
23. "This is about black people selling out other black people." ~ John Mellencamp
24. "This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it." ~ John Mellencamp

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