“I've never had anybody produce my records. I've always produced my own records. I've worked with a guy for a while who was an engineer who helped me produce records, but I've always made my own records. I'm a control fanatic. I've got to control everything.” MadeGuyMy OwnRecordsProduceEngineersFanatics Author:John Mellencamp
“We lost our way a long time ago with technology. Just because something is an advancement by going digital - that was a huge (expletive) mistake. It was a way for people to make money, but it sure didn't improve sound or quality of record making. It made it faster, cheaper, but it isn't as durable.” PeopleWayLongMadeLostSoundMistakeQualityTechnologyRecordsHugeLong TimeMade ItFasterMaking MoneyDigitalAdvancementLong Time AgoCheaper Author:John Mellencamp
“Back in the '80s and '90s, when there was still a record business, there was pressure on anyone who was fortunate to have a few hits on a major label to continue that success.” StillsRecordsMajorsPressureLabelsFortunate80s80s And 90s Author:John Mellencamp
“The greatest thing that ever happened to (my career) was the breakdown of the record companies, because there were no more stupid questions about how many hits are on the next record. It was very liberating.” NextCompanyCareersRecordsHappenedStupidLiberatingBreakdownRecord CompaniesStupid Questions Author:John Mellencamp
“Turning music into digital was just a con, a record-company con.” CompanyRecordsDigitalRecord Companies Author:John Mellencamp
“I remember the first time I saw a CD, a technology guy brought one to my house and said we will be able to sell millions and millions of players, and people will have to restock their record collections. It was all about money. It was all about how much money we would make, "we" being "him."” PeopleFirstsSaidAbleRememberGuyHouseMillionsTechnologyRecordsSawsPlayerFirst TimeSellsCollectionsCds Author: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.” FirstsHappensMotivationalRecordsFailingWorstFailureHorribleWorst Things Author: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.” PeopleWantAgeYoungGuyHurtCompanyRecordsHipsRecord Companies Author: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.” FirstsTwoSongRecordsCoupleOriginalsAlbumsBobDylan Author:John Mellencamp
“I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.” YearsSongVoiceRecordsYears AgoDepth Author:John Mellencamp
“The CD, it should be noted, was born out of greed. It was devised to prop up record sales on the expectation of people replenishing their record collections with CDs of albums they had already purchased.” PeopleShouldBornRecordsExpectationsGreedAlbumsCollectionsCdsProps Author:John Mellencamp
“I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace.” ThinkingTryingRecordsSellsRidiculousTeenagerMarketplace Author:John Mellencamp
“If fans are going to turn on me because of this, they weren't my fans anyway. I couldn't betray a whole 25 years of record making and not do this. I had to.” IfsYearsWholeTurnsRecordsFansBetrayalBetrayBetrayedTurn-on Author:John Mellencamp
“Immersing yourself in the environment of a real record store where music is celebrated and cherished adds real value to the experience of buying music. In some ways, that retail experience is as important as the music.” WayImportantRealValuesRecordsEnvironmentMusic IsAddStoresBuyingRetailReal ValueRecord StoresImmersing Yourself Author:John Mellencamp
“I went to New York in 1974, to either try to get a record deal, get into the New York Art Student League, or be a dancer. So that was my plan. Some plan. And I had no money.” TryingArtDealsRecordsPlansNew YorkStudentsLeagueDancerNo MoneyArt Students Author:John Mellencamp
“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.” HumansRecordsFortunateWheelsSingle Author:John Mellencamp
