“I'm trying to write for people my age. And my inspiration over the years has changed dramatically.” PeopleWritingTryingYearsInspirationAgeChanged Author:John Mellencamp
“I look at some of my contemporaries trying to emulate what they were 30 years ago and just because of the age factor alone, they look silly.” TryingYearsLooksAgeYears AgoSillyFactorsEmulate Author: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.” ThinkingTryingStoriesTodaySongMoved Author:John Mellencamp
“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.” PeopleIfsShouldTryingMayHouseNamesWealthSonMaterialsResearchSticksMy ThoughtsJohnson 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
“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
