John Mellencamp
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I want to tell you something else, young man.
I want to tell you something else.
I showed that by accident in a video, and MTV wasn't going to play the video.
And now you know why, because we're talking about sound scan and stuff.
That's how all that happened.
And my deceased friend, Tim White, who I love dearly, told me it was going to happen.
And I just sat back and went, I can't believe that this is right.
I can't believe that that can happen.
You know, rock is too important to the culture, too important, you know.
And there's a lot better songwriters than me, and we all got 86ed.
I mean, like the fucking Rolling Stones just put out a new album, and I never heard it.
Every year – we started Farm Aid in 1985.
And every year – because you have a – at Farm Aid you have a –
press conference in the beginning, and then I don't go on until like 9 o'clock.
You know what I do half the day?
Neil, can I use your fucking gym equipment?