John Mellencamp Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“As I've matured as a songwriter, I realize that if it's out there, it's mine.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“This is about black people selling out other black people.”

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

“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 to research, they would find a wealth of material.”

“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 single I've ever had.”