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The simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the bills, and the pills that kill. — John Mellencamp

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

Ain't that America, home of the free? Little pink houses for you and me. — John Mellencamp

When you live life for yourself it's hard on everyone. And that hasn't changed. For me, if anything, it's gotten worse. — John Mellencamp

I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off. — John Mellencamp

All the women in the world want a phony rock star who plays guitar. — John Mellencamp

Most people in life, give up too early. — John Mellencamp

For me or a Bruce Springsteen to sit up in our ivory towers and make comments about racism, well, were not really in it, are we? — John Mellencamp

People have the right to say what they want to. — John Mellencamp

Rock'n'roll starts between the legs and goes through the heart, then to the head. As long as it does those three things, it's a great rock song. — John Mellencamp

I think the Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb, — John Mellencamp

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

An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind. — John Mellencamp

You shouldn't even be in a band if you can't play Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away. — John Mellencamp

This is about black people selling out other black people. — John Mellencamp

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

Dear Mr. President, can I ask you a question, when the bombs fall down will they hurt everyone in my family? — John Mellencamp

Everything I see and hear ... I will take ideas from anyplace, anywhere, anytime, and life has become a song to me. I'm always looking for a song. — John Mellencamp

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

When people are afraid, they make emotional decisions. — John Mellencamp

With no bottom line, it's hard to know wrong from right. But I ain't ever satisfied. — John Mellencamp

I'm trying to write for people my age. And my inspiration over the years has changed dramatically. — 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

If I'm painting, I paint every day. I'll be up in the studio from 8:00 in the morning to 8:00 at night. — John Mellencamp

I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines. — John Mellencamp

Farm Aid was started in 1985 by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews as a concert to support small local farms in the U.S. — Rebecca Pidgeon

Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun — John Mellencamp

My voice has gotten better from smoking. — John Mellencamp

We had an exercise in speech class in school, impromptu speaking, that I was always real good at. — John Mellencamp

I need a lover that won't drive me crazy, someone that knows the meaning of hey, hit the highway. — John Mellencamp

Some people say I'm obnoxious and lazy, that I'm uneducated, that my opinion means nothing, but I know I'm a real good dancer. — John Mellencamp

I'm using my art to comment on what I see. You don't have to agree with it. — John Mellencamp

When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally. — John Mellencamp

I fight authority and authority always wins. — John Mellencamp

All I can do is repeat what I think is the best information that anybody ever gave me. — John Mellencamp

Don't ever lose that innocent laughter, don't let time take that away — John Mellencamp

As I've matured as a songwriter, I realize that if it's out there, it's mine. — John Mellencamp

I want you to dance naked, if you like, I'll join you. — 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

I'm your average Joe guy. I don't really care for politicians. — John Mellencamp

Grandma's on the front porch with a Bible in her hand, sometimes I hear her singing take me to the promised land. — John Mellencamp

I thought I knew a lot about music. Then you start digging and the deeper you go, the more there is. — John Mellencamp

Check it out, forgot to say hello to my neighbors. Check it out, sometimes I question my own behavior. — John Mellencamp

All I'm doing is painting. It's my hobby. And that's that. — John Mellencamp

Now more than ever the world needs love, not just a slogan. — John Mellencamp

I know there's a balance/I see it when I swing past. — John Mellencamp

Want me to spend the night? Hey lover boy, you know I will, and my best girlfriend lives down the road, together we will thrill you. — John Mellencamp

Springsteen might have been able to tear through my heart, but Mellencamp shot straight through my soul. — Kristen Ashley

It's what you do and not what you say. If you're not part of the future, then get out of the way! — John Mellencamp

I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs. — John Mellencamp

Sometimes love don't feel like it should, you make it hurt so good. — John Mellencamp

Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No. — John Mellencamp

Music actually meant something when I started doing it. Too bad I wasn't mature enough to write anything that meant anything. — John Mellencamp

When politicians use fear, they are playing into the enemy's hand. — John Mellencamp

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

Hold on to 16 as long as you can, — John Mellencamp

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

There's a young man in a T-shirt listening to a rock and roll station. He's got greasy hair, greasy smile, he says, Lord this must be my destination. — John Mellencamp

We have been lied to and terrorized by our own government, and it is time to take action. — John Mellencamp

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 up. But I'm looking for trouble. — John Mellencamp

You know, it's cigarettes that killed Jerry Garcia. Everyone thinks it's heroin, but it wasn't. It was cigarettes. — John Mellencamp

Future generations, riding on the highways that we built, I hope they have a better understanding. — John Mellencamp

The dust to which this flesh shall return, it is the ancient dreaming dust of God. — John Mellencamp

She chased after her dream with much desire, but when she got to close to her expectations, well the dream burned up like paper in fire. — John Mellencamp

She said she wasn't afraid of Satan, in fact, she thought he was a joke. She said she'd tear his tail off and run her fist down his throat. — John Mellencamp

It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news. — John Mellencamp

It's a lonely ol' night. Can I put my arms around you? — John Mellencamp

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

All my friends are so small town. — John Mellencamp

They say life goes on long after the thrill of living — John Mellencamp

I know a lot of funny people in a lot of funny places. — John Mellencamp

Mama, why do I always fall for the crazy ones? — John Mellencamp

People in Indiana have known me for 25 years. They've known George Bush four. — John Mellencamp

Go to work and be a Hollywood stud, drive your four wheel drive right into the mud. — John Mellencamp

There is nothing more sad or glorious than generations changing hands. — John Mellencamp

I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty. — John Mellencamp

You can't tell your best buddy that you love him. — John Mellencamp

Give me someone I can look up to, show me someone I can love. — John Mellencamp

Hold on to 16 as long as you can. changes coming round real soon, make us women and men. — John Mellencamp

I enjoy the pleasure of my own company. — John Mellencamp

Grace, Mercy and Forgiveness will help a man walk tall. Walk tall! — John Mellencamp

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

His frustration running very high, he takes it out on the ones he loves because it's safe. — John Mellencamp

I have a bunch of information in my head that I'm not afraid to put in song or onto a canvas. Into any conversation. — John Mellencamp

I do things my way and I pay a high price. — John Mellencamp

This is serious business, sex, violence, and rock and roll. — John Mellencamp

Be careful of those who kill in Jesus' name; he don't believe in killing at all. — John Mellencamp