John Mellencamp

Where are these people coming forward and saying, this is wrong?

This is wrong.

And arguing, or not even arguing, just stating the truth about what we need to do to fix what's going on.

Let me tell you something.

If somebody broke in that door right now, they would hit me before they hit you.

Why?

Because I'd be in front of you trying to protect you.

Really?

yeah thanks well i'm i would just i accept that it's a good it's accept your protection it's the good neighbor policy yeah it's the good neighbor policy i mean you mind your business i'll mind my business if you need help i'll help you if i can and that's basically what the this country needs to get back to you mind your business i'll mind my business

And if I can help you, I will.

That's the good neighbor policy.

I'm an American.

Yeah, well, that's how I think it should be.

Because you get older and they get all smudgy.

I owned a tattoo parlor in, I don't know what year it was, mid-'80s, and they were illegal in Indiana.

But because it was me, they said, okay, leave him alone.

Yeah, I—

I didn't know it was illegal, but I met this guy in L.A., and he worked at Sunset, you know, where the Hyatt House is, and there was a tattoo parlor right across the street.

Anyway, he was there.

And so I brought him to Bloomington because he wanted to get out of L.A., and guess why they closed me down?