American - Musician | October 7, 1951 -
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
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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.
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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.
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I'm using my art to comment on what I see. You don't have to agree with it.
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I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.
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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.
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I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty.
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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.
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I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.
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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.
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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?
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I'm wide open and will entertain anything anybody has to say, but if it's MTV and radio, well, they're great things, but can't be the only thing. I don't know that it would work even for the Beatles.
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