“I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it...” — John Mellencamp Quote

“I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty.”

“Wait a minute, guys, I have always been on your side. I have always spoken for you, always tried to put on a good face for the state of Indiana. All of a sudden, some of you people think I'm a bad guy?”

“There are a lot of actors who try to get records made and try to make record deals, and everybody goes, 'Ugh.' It used to be expected in the entertainment business. I mean look at Sinatra, Bing Crosby. All these guys started out as singers.”

“I enjoyed practices at college. That is where you really get down and dirty and really get some development and see what you have.”

“No matter where I go, I always feel unwanted eyes following me. It's a dirty world out there.”

“The name Dirtee Stank came from a lyric I had when I was 17 or 16. Lyrical tank, like my name was Frank, going on dirty, going on stank. It sounded like a good name!”