John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John J Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He 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 Good," "Jack & Diane," "Crumblin' Down," "Pink Houses," "Lonely Ol' Night," "Small Town," "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.," "Paper in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth7 October 1951
CountryUnited States of America
I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.
Dear Mr. President, can I ask you a question, when the bombs fall down will they hurt everyone in my family?
Mama, why do I always fall for the crazy ones?
I fight authority and authority always wins.
Go to work and be a Hollywood stud, drive your four wheel drive right into the mud.
Now more than ever the world needs love, not just a slogan.
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy, someone that knows the meaning of hey, hit the highway.
I'm your average Joe guy. I don't really care for politicians.
You have to reinvent yourself.
I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.
You know, it's cigarettes that killed Jerry Garcia. Everyone thinks it's heroin, but it wasn't. It was cigarettes.
Be careful of those who kill in Jesus' name; he don't believe in killing at all.
Nobody heard anything ahead of time.
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.