Quotes by John Mellencamp

they say life goes on long after the thrill of living

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.

Do I think its OK to fight authority as long as youre only talking about the high school teacher? No.

Unemployment is sky-rocketing; deflation is in our future for the first time since the Great Depression. I dont care whose fault it is, its the truth.

I have to say when a man lives for himself, its hard to live with him. Thats pretty much the story of all my divorces. Ive been making records since I was 22 and done things my way, and its hard for me to compromise. And of course, to have a successful relationship, one has to compromise. Sometimes Im not good at it.