A member of the Rock And Roll and Songwriter's Hall Of Fames, John Mellencamp has had an iconic career. But he says he is not for everyone anymore. He explains why in this deep and enthralling conversation.
John Mellencamp: That's the thing, I am a dinosaur as you well know, and people don't really make albums anymore. It's all about the single, but I'm old school. And so I continue to do what I have always done, and that's try to make something that is all tied together and it becomes one thing. I kind of looked at it when I was putting it together as this is one guy speaking.
Baltin: What were those first couple of songs where you started to realize that this messenger was speaking to you? Baltin: For some reason the song,"Between A Laugh And A Tear" was that song that I just became absolutely re-obsessed with. Mellencamp: I just think that the older you get, it's like anything. How do you get good at something? You just keep doing it. And most people quit too early, that's what I've found. Most people give up too early. Do you know what courage is? Courage is knowing you're beat before you even start, but you start anyway, and you see it to the end, no matter what the result. And that is courage, and that's what we did on this record. That's just the way it worked out.
Baltin: At the same time, obviously, you're aware of the impact these songs have had in popular culture, whether it's"Jack & Diane" or"Pink Houses." Mellencamp: Yeah, that's true. Steve King and I worked on a musical together. I wrote a song and it said,"What you say about yourself is who you are." And when I wrote it, I really didn't know what the f**k that meant, but I do now. What you believe about yourself is who you are. Listen, you're talking to the luckiest guy that you're ever going to talk to. I don't care how many interviews you've done.
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