“I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't hav...” — John Mellencamp Quote

“I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.”

“Music was so important to the culture when I was growing up in the Sixties and Seventies. We just expected that Bob Dylan was going to make a great record, and it was normal. It was like, 'Okay, here's another great record by Bob Dylan; here's another great record by Led Zeppelin.'”

“I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred.”

“Mary J. Blige has made the most improvement, to me, and the depth of the spirit and the soul in her music, the way she sings, gives her that 'it' factor.”

“I see that people now recognize me in the street. But it doesn't change me in the depth of my being.”

“I feel more comfortable with fast players because I try to control the depth. For my qualities, it's what I prefer.”