You shouldn't even be in a band if you can't play Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away. John Mellencamp More Quotes by John Mellencamp More Quotes From 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. John Mellencamp technologymistakelong She said she wasn't afraid of Satan, in fact, she thought he was a joke. She said she'd tear his tail off and run her fist down his throat. John Mellencamp tearsevilrunning This is serious business, sex, violence, and rock and roll. John Mellencamp rock-and-rollrockssex There's a young man in a T-shirt listening to a rock and roll station. He's got greasy hair, greasy smile, he says, Lord this must be my destination. John Mellencamp rock-and-rollhairmen All the women in the world want a phony rock star who plays guitar. John Mellencamp rocksguitarstars All I'm doing is painting. It's my hobby. And that's that. John Mellencamp hobbiespainting 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. John Mellencamp woodytakensong 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. John Mellencamp recordscareersstupid I'm not a nostalgic person. I'm not nostalgic about much of anything. John Mellencamp nostalgicpersons Nobody wants to make great albums now because nobody wants to buy them and there's no place to sell them. John Mellencamp sellsalbumswant The reason I said the Internet is dangerous is that a couple smart guys could hack into a computer and shut down the Eastern seaboard if they wanted to. It's a terrible, out-of-control thing. John Mellencamp smartguycouple 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. John Mellencamp 80s-and-90srecordslabels Turning music into digital was just a con, a record-company con. John Mellencamp companydigitalrecords I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs. John Mellencamp writingsongpeople Nobody heard anything ahead of time. John Mellencamp ahead-of-timeheard 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." John Mellencamp cdstechnologyplayer 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. John Mellencamp agesillyyears 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 guyhurtpeople With no bottom line, it's hard to know wrong from right. But I ain't ever satisfied. John Mellencamp satisfiedlinesphilosophy She chased after her dream with much desire, but when she got to close to her expectations, well the dream burned up like paper in fire. John Mellencamp firedreamphilosophy
