“Self-praise is no praise” - Winston Churchill

@billd3060

Жыл бұрын

Love that

@spreadthelove77

Жыл бұрын

@@billd3060 👍🏼

@Groover71

Жыл бұрын

Mellencamp wasn’t wrong though.

@da324

Жыл бұрын

@@Groover71 Well, there are people who would overshadow him had they shared the stage.

@buddyalbert5808

Жыл бұрын

✅

Bob Seger has a lot of charisma during his shows. never been disappointed at a seger concert.

@mibeatleman6767

Жыл бұрын

👍

@TheJuniorbongrips

Жыл бұрын

Agreed Seger never let's you down

@navinadv

Жыл бұрын

Or AC/DC or Pink Floyd or The Who ..l

@autumn1231

Жыл бұрын

Seger in his prime was a much better singer than springsteen and mellenkamp

@timothyflanigan1777

Жыл бұрын

@@autumn1231 definitely Mellencamp. he is in the same elite group as Springsteen. i do like some of Mellencamp’s work. and I plan on seeing him on his upcoming tour.

His hair reminds me of There's something about Mary jism hair gell scene.

@rickhay9782

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of his hair, yeah...I was wondering what's cum over him 😏

I saw him in Nashville in 1980 something. He and his whole band were in tuxedos...I think it was a show of respect because they were playing the Opry.

@johnterry64

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense, and I can see why you would think that. But if it's the tour I'm thinking of in '83 or '84, that was their wardrobe for the whole run. I saw them a couple times that year. Once in Terre Haute and then maybe in St. Louis, can't recall for sure. I don't know if they were tuxedoes, per se - but the band definitely wore dark suits and white shirts. I took it as a nod to early rock and soul artists.

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

I saw him in Toronto in a small club he was calling himself John Cougar he was great 👍

I appreciate his honesty. He’s not slick he tells it as he sees it. He was about as big as it gets in the 80s when he started out.

Love that 2 great guys have made a great friendship!

Hi John . Met you in Dallas while taking photos freelance for Paul Lucks for St. Louis Missouri. Jack and Diane album was being promoted and your show was amazing. You were by yourself at the party wearing a blue Oxford shirt and jeans . The show was amazing. God Bless.

That hair deserves a name of its own!

@angus7278

Жыл бұрын

The grey waterfall?

@romangarcia608

Жыл бұрын

the cockatiel 😂

@billr2375

Жыл бұрын

Transplanted from the back plugs on top and front.

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

The Nightmare 💈

@aliceborealis

Жыл бұрын

The Robert Blake, AKA The Berretta.

Legend in his own mind🎈🤣

@scottodonnell7121

Жыл бұрын

Overrated performer and songwriter. Mediocre at best. To me, anyway.

@kellidinit3725

Жыл бұрын

He really is. Met him once, probably close to 40 years ago, thought he was a tool. At the time I was working for record distributor and was really young. Got to meet several artists, and all of them were extremely nice to us “peon nobody’s “ except for John who was still John Cougar at the time. He just oozed “aren’t you privileged to meet me” vibe.

@danlucker1419

Жыл бұрын

John Mellencamp is a LEGEND. Has done more for family farmers than almost any other person in the world. He didn't say he was better than Springsteen.

@riobabic8960

4 ай бұрын

He is a tool !

@Midnighthacker951

8 күн бұрын

@@danlucker1419 Did he help get their college loans paid off?

Love your music. What a talent you are.

'Enjoyed the talk. There's only so many empty pages left, indeed. 💜

@da324

Жыл бұрын

Well, he's had two hear attacks and still smoking. Soooooo!

That's right John , 👍 been to alot of his shows but Market Square Lonesome jubilee tour chic did a back flip and landed on his shoulders , incredible performance and sound , I feel lucky to have been there ,, Thanks for sharing

Huge fan! Love "Small town"

Seen Johnny at the Gardens in TO back on his Lonesome Jubilee tour back in 87' or 88' can't remember the exact year, what a powerful performance he gave that night... one of the best concerts I have ever been to. I missed Bruce's 4th of July tour date in TO a few years before because I chose to fill in for someone at work... big mistake, I regret that one still! Damn! Mellencamp was always one of my fav's.

Saw John in concert years ago! He was awesome! Did all of his hits the first half of the concert and then did great oldies the second half! One of the best concerts ever!

@vanbennington6849

Жыл бұрын

Mellencamp is a weak little amoeba who hates America.

@scottbruns2148

Жыл бұрын

@@vanbennington6849 Yeah , I don't agree with any of these star's politics! Remember, this was in the eighties I saw him.

Great interview - no interruptions. Rare these days.

@johnterry64

Жыл бұрын

I don't see it that way. I listen to a lot of podcast interviews where the guest has plenty of time to complete thoughts. It's one of the great things about the medium.

I had a friend that past away 5his past Summer that went to Indiana to try out for John as his base player. He had the chance to take the job but thought it over and came back to Wisconsin back to his normal job. I found out about this about 10 years ago when he confessed if only he had known John would have the success he had back then he might have taken it. Just an example of what can happen if you don’t step outside the fire. Always liked both John’s good people.

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

I saw him in Toronto in a small club when he was calling himself John Cougar & hadn't really caught on yet he was great 👍

Two legends❤️🙏

Always loved John Mellencamp, and Springsteen was like a God to me. I love hearing these stories like this, where two of my favorites connect.

Someone should get John a dvd of Hendrix plays Monterey!

@Dstrbrdgrnd

Жыл бұрын

I had an album,back in the day, of Monterey, had Otis Redding on one side and Hendrix on the other side. K-Tel, $1.97!

@jimbosc

Жыл бұрын

Point taken - some of it is what you expect out of live music performance. If it is elite musicianship - then a band like Rush is going to be the experience you remember as being "best" ( the fact they played 3 hour shows with no opener helps) - or Yes, ELP, etc. Let's face it Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen and Iron Maiden - as examples - are going for a much different audience impact than JCM or Springsteen. In the case of Motorhead......your hearing would remember the show for days even if your mind happened to forget - because they were the loudest band on the planet. Ultimately to really enjoy a show - starting out as a fan of the songs is the most reliable way to have a good experience live. Doesn't always work out - Aerosmith in the drunk days before rehab.....worst show I have seen from any major band. They flat sucked ass. Saw them after rehab - like a completely different band - very enjoyable.

@framundajohnson2186

Жыл бұрын

or about 500 other artists I’d put over this midget.

@aliceborealis

Жыл бұрын

@@Dstrbrdgrnd That is a great album, it's called Great Performances at Monterey.

@iggypopisgod9

Жыл бұрын

wonder if JCM ever saw Prince or James Brown? wow

Glad he thinks so. I don't dislike him or his music, but c'mon. I've seen Bruce dozens of times and he's always amazing. I saw John once in Boulder in 1982 opening for The Who and he was booed off the stage. Yes, it was early in his career. He blames equipment problems, but he had the opportunity to sound check. He didn't handle it well, told the crowd to F off. His perception of the situation was probably worse than reality. A third of the crowd was actually booing, and another third were yelling to bring on The Who. From the stage it may have all sounded the same. I'm sure he matured and put on a great show as his career evolved, but there are a ton of phenomenal musicians that may like to weigh in on this claim.

@dnews9519

Жыл бұрын

Being booed off the stage opening for The Who was a tradition and an honor for most musicians. Lynyrd Skynyrd was the only band that ever opened for The Who that wasn't booed off the stage. In fact they were so liked that The Who took them as an opening act for a world tour.

@nickdomenicos5987

Жыл бұрын

@@dnews9519 yeah them and Jimi Hendrix

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

I saw him in Toronto in a small club he was calling himself Johnny Cougar he was great 👍

@monte129

Жыл бұрын

Junior johnson what year and what club?

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

@@monte129 Lol I'm almost 70 & couldn't tell you what I did last month . Late 70s or early 80 down town Toronto as close as I can get Brother ✌️

I saw John's show in Portland back in the day, and he's right!

Springsteen, Segar, and Mellencamp. All great songwriters that tell about the lives and struggles of the blue collar/common American man.

@seanswinton6242

Жыл бұрын

I agree. From 1980 to 1987, I considered them the Blue Collar Big 3! I often wanted them to tour together back then. I would even put Bryan Adams up there too, for a slightly younger audience.

@artvandelay8090

Жыл бұрын

Seger, not "Segar."

@johngoldsworthy7135

10 ай бұрын

And they have proved time and time again that they are charlatans. How can you listen to those songs now and think that they stand for the ‘common man.’ They’re all Hollywood shill scumbags

@michaelking3148

3 ай бұрын

Just don't call his music 'heartland rock'. he doesn't like that.

I saw JCM in 2012 and loved him! Saw him again in 2018 ish and was very disappointed, he played at most an hour and a half and it seemed like he would have rather been anywhere else. Having been a fan of him for so many years, and having such a great experience in 2012, it really bummed me that last time and I wish I hadn’t of gone to that concert because now it’s hard to enjoy his music.

@stevepincombe3836

Жыл бұрын

We went to see him around the same time (2018). The first half hour - forty minutes was a video of his career. It kept going on about how great he is and all the achievements, yada, yada, yada. He then played for little over an hour. Haven't listened much since.

@cedarwings82

Жыл бұрын

@@stevepincombe3836 Yes!! It was exactly like that!! I really wish I hadn’t of gone that night, it has left a bad taste that I can shake as the memory from 2012 was A-1. He was one of my all time faves since I was a teenager.

@ynotttt

Жыл бұрын

I wish I would have seen him decades ago. But….they get old, less healthy and eventually they’re just plain done…..

I love a lot of his songs

I must say I saw John "Cougar" in the early '80s opening up for Heart. After only hearing his radio AirPlay I wasn't expecting much, but when the lights went out in the Coliseum and only the drummer took the stage playing the beat and the musicians came in one by one and the song they did was Humble Pies 30 days in the hole.... I was blown away! Prior to that having been a huge Springsteen and the E Street Band fan I always give credit to John Mellencamp for what he has done... quite the similar Vibe between the two and stories of growing up... rocking and rollin', girls and all that goes with that...👍

Saw him in the late 90's in Boulder at a small venue, private show for Sony. He has had several heart attacks, smoked several packs a day.....got into the mile high area and almost passed out cold, couldnt breathe for awhile. He hung way back on stage bending over catching his breath and amazingly came back on! His wife was standing next to me out in the crowd.

@chop3625

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Meatloaf without the obesity.

@ThisWholeWorld100

10 ай бұрын

I thought it was one?

It's funny whenever I listen to the Boss or Mellencamp I always ask myself which one I like better: the answer is always invariably - both equally!.LOL.

I saw John Fogerty and John Mellencamp was with him as well. PNC Arts Center, Holmdel NJ..... At that time John M suffered stage fright

Totally Agree ,Seeger was Awsome in Concert!

I was there when John got hit with a glass whiskey bottle that knocked him down (Arizona). Credit to John for coming back out and finishing the set.

What happened to your bestie Billy Joel? You know the guy who did your Rock n Roll HOF induction speech

LOVE! You! ☆JOHN☆!!! YOUR FAN'S!# ●SMALL Town!

met him in. the early 90's, John is still smoking!

@heavenismydomicile3280

Жыл бұрын

& had open heart surgery in 1994

The first time I saw Mellencamp he opened for Heart. Played a tremendous set with continuous audience requests for encores. He finally came out and played You Can’t Always Get What You Want by the Stones. Lol I love Heart but they paled in comparison that night. He was a tough act to follow

You've aged well JCM!!!!!

I ain't seen John Cougar Mellencamp since Paper & Fire. Its good to see him after all these years. Oooohhh, ye life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone. Rock On!

@nickdomenicos5987

Жыл бұрын

His latest album is really good

Check that ! I make a fool out of myself daily I don’t give a shit! John all the love in the world bro!

John said he used to hang out down on the corner and chat with locals.

Mellencamp you have no comparison to Peter Wolf of J. Geils

@jasonwilkerson9497

5 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@johnrwalker53

5 күн бұрын

@@jasonwilkerson9497 I've seen both, you haven't!

@jasonwilkerson9497

4 күн бұрын

@@johnrwalker53 😆😆😆 I'm 51. I have seen them both. That's like comparing Trump's dancing to James Brown's. Peter Wolf? 😆😆😆 Are you ok? That's like watching the generic version of Mick Jagger. 😆😆😆

@johnrwalker53

4 күн бұрын

@@jasonwilkerson9497 Ifyou think Peter Wolf is no good a great showman then you are Thoroughly CLUELESS!! Peter Wolf opened for the Stones and was as good as Mick.GTFOOH

Why is John still smoking? I thought he has had bad health over the past years.

@aliceborealis

Жыл бұрын

Coz he WANTS to, and John is the king of his kingdom.

@prayingmantis6777

Жыл бұрын

@@aliceborealis Yes he is... But it's should be nice for him to know there are other's who care about his well being.

Went to a Mellencamp concert and he sat on a chair singing because he was winded from smoking ,was very disappointed.been to many of his concerts and was never disappointed

@julla1416

Жыл бұрын

When was that?

@jimedge8301

Жыл бұрын

@@julla1416 in the 90s in Calgary Alberta.

@julla1416

Жыл бұрын

@@jimedge8301 thanks!

Saw Mellencamp on my 50th BD , One of Best Shows Ever ,I’m now 65

@spiritualED

Жыл бұрын

So, you aged 15 years?! It must of been a hell of a show.

@darylhoskins5696

Жыл бұрын

@@spiritualED yup Overnight !

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

Almost Dead ☠️

@darylhoskins5696

Жыл бұрын

@@juniorjohnson5961 Was,Fifteen Years agoJackass! Lost my 38 Year Old Daughter an Month ago Today to an Blood Clot Heart Attack and no not Wording Shit Correctly So!

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

@@darylhoskins5696 What the Fick are you talking about !

I did some painting at his house back in 2006, and he kindly let me play a couple songs for him and his then-wife Elaine, sitting pretty much exactly where he's sitting for this interview. He even let me use his old Martin guitar. Nice guy. Says "fuck" a lot.

Little Richard had Pat Boone, the Beatles had the Monkees, …and Bruce has this guy.

Overconfidence is mortal man’s chiefest enemy

@78ramcharger53

Жыл бұрын

He's just calling it like it is.

@Stargazer-px7fw

Жыл бұрын

@@78ramcharger53 ​Well, everyone one is entitled to his opinion. And I beg to differ…

@famouslastwords0791HR

Жыл бұрын

@@Stargazer-px7fw Agreed. Who exactly did he "overpower" with his presence? Quite the ego for a guy who made one, maybe two great albums and about 20 boring ones with a couple of good songs.

@Stargazer-px7fw

Жыл бұрын

@@famouslastwords0791HR He’s just full of himself here. Maybe he was high or something? He’s a good musician, no doubt about it, but there’re plenty of musicians who’re far better than him and especially back then. This is just an arrogant statement… Even Bruce Springsteen wouldn’t be the man without the E-Street band. One just need to listen to his solo albums…

Seen John & Bruce do concerts in Australia , pretty amazing shows but Jimmy Barnes from Cold Chisel , singing Bow River or even doing Wild Thing is energy overload compared.

OMG, are you kidding me? I always thought he was so low key and humble. Guess I was wrong about the humble part.

got a chance to see Mellencamp in the front row and he was bored to death. he made sure we all knew that was going to play the songs we wanted to hear, but was not going to enjoy it. it is a shame that he does not embrace the songs that we love and that made him a millionaire

@markkunkel7401

Жыл бұрын

Hey don’t forget, he never wanted to be no Pop Singer!

john mellencamp isnt good enough to clean Springsteens toilet. such is the explosive mind blowing charisma, stage presence, and ferocity of a performer that Springsteen is, not to forget what a phenomenal writer he is too.

Love John’s talent, his ego not so much. 🇺🇸

In 1975 I saw Mellencamp, then an unknown, opening for the Allman Brothers in Cincinnati. The crowd literally booed him off the stage. I felt sorry for him at the time. He must have improved his live act dramatically.

@kevinharvell7299

11 ай бұрын

People are so lovely

Nice hair, John!

I’ll never understand how people tolerate Bruce Springsteen

Who does his hair 💈 😱

Giving up the cigarettes would be a start John 😉

@WhatInTheActual

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly at this point it may cause a negative distribution and accelerate his demise

@mossgrowth

Жыл бұрын

Saw him an hour and a half ago at Lucas Oil Stadium with The Jim Irsay Experience. You guessed it, he was puffing away as he came on stage.

@davidtaylor111

Жыл бұрын

I'm stunned that he is still alive

@angus7278

Жыл бұрын

There must be a name for someone who has had a heart attack and is still smoking.

@mossgrowth

Жыл бұрын

@@angus7278 Yeah. Addicted

I saw him in the 80’s and he spent a lot of time talking about farmers

@famouslastwords0791HR

Жыл бұрын

Lol

John please put down the cigs bro 💙

John Cougar Mellonballs knows a lot of musicians. Remember that duet he did with GG Allin?

Anyone who thinks Melencamp is not a legend has no credibility in this comment section. The man controls audiences since his first talk show performance, no off handed comment can take that away.

I've always thought Mellencamp and Springsteen shared a certain common ethos in the themes of their songs. One key difference, of course, was that the former was a Hoosier while the latter a Jersey boy.

A new twist on the combover.

I’m a fan of Mellencamp. But, pull up some early Springsteen and the E Street Band concerts. No comparison.

Formula rock.Focused on sounding cool. He did this well, but many on stage had as much, or more presence. Quite the egotist. Still, I enjoyed his music.

@dougdavis8986

Жыл бұрын

He almost never played rock.

@lesterpittenger5992

Жыл бұрын

Please..

@dougdavis8986

Жыл бұрын

@@lesterpittenger5992you are typing opinions And you know what they say about opinions. And if there was a formula a lot more people would be as successful as he has been. There is no formula tiger.

Those are the 2 best concerts I've ever attended--Springsteen (w/ ESB) & Mellencamp. Over-the-top energy.

Brought to you by Ocean Spray: Crave the Wave.

I saw Mellencamp in the early 2000's and he was awful. "Mailing it in" is an understatement. One of the worst shows I've ever seen (and I saw 100s of shows over the yrs.) John Fogerty opened for him and blew him away. His ego here is astounding!

@lisadc4681

Жыл бұрын

John Fogerty blows everyone away and always has!! The GOAT imo ♥️♥️

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

EGO MANIAC Needs a new barber 💈

@julla1416

Жыл бұрын

Why was he so bad? Singing?

Everyone giving hate to Mellencamp is not the vibe. He’s a legend and a true musical genius, and he and Bruce are both legends of their time

@famouslastwords0791HR

Жыл бұрын

In what way is he a musical genius? I'm truly curious what he's done to have given you that opinion.

@lilbump4

Жыл бұрын

@@famouslastwords0791HR decades of protest songs that blend rock and folk beautifully while delivering some of the most profound lyrics ever written. No one else could write Pink Houses or Jack and Diane.

I saw him open for the Kinks as Johnny Cougar in 1979 and he was nothin' special.

I knew and liked John Cougar before I ever heard of Bruce Springsteen. I had unknowingly heard Springsteen songs sung by other artists but did not know of him. I still prefer John "Cougar" Mellencamp.

John CougarMellanhead. Don't get me started

Wow?..

Smoking’s bad, umkay?

Sorry John, that's a sad wild boast, much like an ex-athlete ("The older I get the better I was" 😅). Completely exalts himself over the likes of Van Halen, U2, Bon Jovi, the re-united Aerosmith, Foreigner, AC-DC, Journey, Styx, Sammy Hagar (solo), the Who, the Rolling Stones "Tattoo You" tour, Bob Seger, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, ZZ top et al

@3putt21

Жыл бұрын

John has never suffered from low self-esteem.

Dream on.

It's a miracle that he doesn't have cancer (yet). The amount of cigarettes he smokes per day is the stuff of legends (4+ packs/day). it will get him sooner or later.

@famouslastwords0791HR

Жыл бұрын

How is it even possible to smoke that much?? I smoked a pack a day for years and the last two months cut it to half a pack daily. Feels like i enjoy it more for some reason. But wow, I'd feel terrible if i smoked that much in one day! That's like putting one out and immediately lighting another.

Two heart attack’s and he’s still smoking. He is just a weird dude now.

@ynotttt

Жыл бұрын

Yes….That is interesting. You would have thought he would have made that problem priority 1.

@LudiCrust.

Жыл бұрын

Yep nicotine is hard on your blood pressure & heart. In this interview you can really hear his lungs whistle when he inhales too. If anyone has never seen him live and wants to you better do it soon bc he’s going to lose his ability to tour & sing soon now that he’s in his 70s. Lung disease from smoking is of course gradual but once it comes on it hits fast. One cold or bad illness can do major permanent damage to their lungs (what happens when you have copd or emphysema). Every time you get sick no matter how small it always travels down into your lungs and you gotta take steroids & all kinds of crap.

@abc-bu7nr

Жыл бұрын

Almost 70 let the man be lol

He chooses cigarettes over Meg Ryan. Over a lot of things. A friend of mine once told as he was taking a long drag on a cigarette, "this is love". He meant he had a "love" relationship with his cigarettes.

@robertwiles8106

Жыл бұрын

Meg Ryan then went on to mess up her face so bad it looks like a catcher's mitt.

@aliceborealis

Жыл бұрын

@@robertwiles8106 No she did that before.

Two of the best American songwriters ever.

He's right...except for the hundreds that came before and after him that are sooo much better!

Setting the bar pretty low cougar. 🤣

One of the worst shows you can ever experience is John doing a private Corporate gig in Vegas, which he did for our Company---oh how special we all thought we were, until that guy took the stage, took a break every second song to sit at the side of the stage and smoke cigarettes, than come back out and do his hits like they were a 78rpm record---phoning them all in quickly--then exited the stage, jumped back on his private jet and back to Indiana he goes with a fat check in his pocket. Seen him at Farm Aid too---still doesnt get into it...I think he wants ua all to now embrace his recently discovered, backwoods, scratchy, fiddle and jug kinda hillbilly music, which he likes, but we dont...and aint no money in those songs, no corporate gigs for sure. Dont like either his two sons were raised as bullies and beat up an innocent helpless guy they mistook for someone who dissed one of the other brothers---both should have been imprisoned but the Mellencamp name in Bloomington will get you out of anything---dont buy his peace and love shtick---Even Stephen King the author pulled out of a Play they were working on when his sons bullied that poor defenseless boy. I suspect he's Napoleonic--short and out to prove himself all the time...wish he'd get back into it.

@ThisWholeWorld100

10 ай бұрын

There's a book out by Howard Bloom, the publicist on how they refined and promoted his image.

Johnny's hair looks like he just took it out of the air fryer.

Let others praise you. -my Mom

Sorry, but I saw him perform in Camden, NJ with John Fogarty when Fogarty restarted performing. Fogarty blew him away. When Fogarty finished, everyone said. Wow! Wouldn’t want to follow him. ….and truth was it took 😢Mellencamp at least 1/2 hour into his set before the crowd actually started warming up to him. No contest. Like I said, “Fogarty blew him Away”.

* Laughs in Lemmy Kilmister *

Mellenhead cracks me up, acts like he's the voice of the working class while he gets on his 40 million dollar jet

Just listened to Chasing Rainbows. Love John,but those smokes destroyed a great voice.

John how would you like to have been Bob Dylan in the late 80’s early 90’s and be booded off the stage at Madison Square Garden? I was there and saw it………. Dylan was touring with a band from Florida…….. it was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers……

yea ok john

LOL!

He played alongside Bob Dylan at DPAC a few years ago. Love John but he's got a big head

Glad he's never been full of himself

Huge fan of John Cougar Mellencamp, but COME ON MAN.....The top 3 live single performers on-stage are: 1) PRINCE 2) BRUCE 3) GARTH That top 3 is without question, beyond dispute, & not up for argument. The rest of the top 5, top 10, top 25, or top 100 can be in any order you want, & would certainly include James Brown, Elvis, MJ, Elton John, Jerry Lee, Billy Joel, Little Richard, & John Cougar, but John definitely wouldn't be in my top 10

@padfolio

Жыл бұрын

You obviously never saw Rory Gallagher.

@Tarantulisimo

Жыл бұрын

@@padfolio I've never seen him live, but I know of him, listen to him, & have seen live video -- great showman, fantastic guitarist, but still doesn't change my top 3

Bob Seger and Tom Petty were both better performers than Mellencamp, he's closer to them than to Springsteen. 🤣

I saw Mellencamp years ago and a Canadian band called Tom Cochrane & Red Rider opened for him and they were wayyyyy better than he was.

@ciarraibuzz

Жыл бұрын

How many albums did they sell?

@darcygross410

Жыл бұрын

@@ciarraibuzz lots in Canada. Certainly not as many as Mellencamp, but they never got the push he did either. I have all Mellencamp's stuff and enjoy most of it. He just wasn't as good live.

@dougieyou

Жыл бұрын

I was at that show as well in Toronto and have to agree. Didn't realize i knew as many of their songs as i did (so many bangers). John was great as well..good night had by all !

Bruce joined him onstage during the Lonesome Jubilee tour. (California) Irvine Amphitheater. I was there. A girl got on stage and practically knocked Bruce over trying to get her hands on John

@robertwiles8106

Жыл бұрын

That's probably the show JCM is referring to, but he's misremembering it as having been Laguna.

My brother told me how he's seen Mellencamp more than once and the shows went on for many hours... Also, someone's gotta tell him about that hair whomp.

@juniorjohnson5961

Жыл бұрын

Needs a good barber 💈

it's obvious he never shared a stage with Mick Jagger. Probably a good thing for John.

Still smoking Marlboro Reds, eh? Genius!