“People in Indiana have known me for 25 years. They've known George Bus...” — John Mellencamp Quote

“People in Indiana have known me for 25 years. They've known George Bush four.”

“If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed, and we need to come together as a musical community and try to understand each other's problems.”

“I was born with Spina bifida. That's where you have a hole in your spine, and your nerve endings come out.”

“My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.”

“I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.”

“I got too old to live in the bush. You really need to be youngish and healthy, so it seemed stupid to keep going.”