For me or a Bruce Springsteen to sit up in our ivory towers and make comments about racism, well, were not really in it, are we? John Mellencamp More Quotes by John Mellencamp More Quotes From 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. John Mellencamp records failure motivational It's what you do and not what you say. If you're not part of the future, then get out of the way! John Mellencamp ifs peace way There is nothing more sad or glorious than generations changing hands. John Mellencamp glorious generations hands Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun John Mellencamp growing-up fun death When people are afraid, they make emotional decisions. John Mellencamp emotional decision people Most people in life, give up too early. John Mellencamp giving-up giving people Ain't that America, home of the free? Little pink houses for you and me. John Mellencamp house home america An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind. John Mellencamp honesty mind men If you hide information from people, don't want people to see the Ten Commandments or don't want people to hear about Darwin, aren't we hiding things that we know from our future generations? I just think that that's incorrect. John Mellencamp generations people thinking Be careful of those who kill in Jesus' name; he don't believe in killing at all. John Mellencamp names believe jesus Future generations, riding on the highways that we built, I hope they have a better understanding. John Mellencamp riding future understanding I need a lover that won't drive me crazy, someone that knows the meaning of hey, hit the highway. John Mellencamp hey crazy needs Some people say I'm obnoxious and lazy, that I'm uneducated, that my opinion means nothing, but I know I'm a real good dancer. John Mellencamp honesty real mean If Woody Guthrie set the bar for American songwriters, Bob Dylan jumped right over it. No one I know will ever come close to possessing the beauty of melody and the use of language that Dylan shares with us, with ease. John Mellencamp bars use ease they say life goes on long after the thrill of living John Mellencamp thrill goes-on long I have a bunch of information in my head that I'm not afraid to put in song or onto a canvas. Into any conversation. John Mellencamp canvas information song When politicians use fear, they are playing into the enemy's hand. John Mellencamp use hands enemy My grandmother made sure that I went to church every Sunday. And shed come over and pick us boys up, and we would go to the Nazarene church. And back then, that was about as close to heaven as I ever got, because just the time to be able to spend with her, and she was very, very religious. John Mellencamp grandmother sunday religious I know there's a balance, I see it when I swing past. John Mellencamp swings balance past It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news. John Mellencamp news media responsibility
