![]() ![]() It was just sent to me, and what I've learned is that you can't control the song. I'm surprised a lot because like I said, a lot of times, I didn't even know what I was writing about. So it was just that simple of the thought that led to that song.īaltin: Were there themes that emerged in the record that surprised you? Even as simple as, "How are you doing today?" "I'm doing great." No, they're not, but they say it anyway. 'Cause you turn the news on, you get lies. ![]() The average person hears 300 or 400 lies a day and will tell 150 himself and not even know it. And I guess maybe everybody does." And then I did a little research. Mellencamp: The first song on the record is a song called "I Always Lie To Strangers." And I thought, "Well, I don't really do that, but I guess maybe I do. ![]() And I felt that it was important to make sure that this guy was represented properly.īaltin: What were those first couple of songs where you started to realize that this messenger was speaking to you? And I realized that this is one guy's story. It sounds silly, and I'm sure you've heard it a thousand times, but it was the same messenger delivering these songs to me. Mellencamp: Yeah, I realized after a couple, three songs. Then I'm open to suggestions, which means that sometimes I'll be doing something and a voice in my head will go, "Well, you better write this down." And I think, "Ah, f**k I'm painting, I don't want to write this down." And I'm like, "You need to write this down, John." And that happened quite a bit with this record.īaltin: What was the impetus for writing all from the voice of One-Eyed Jack? Was there one song early on where you realized that this character was the narrator for this album? But I have grown to be a good observer and good listener, so I hear what other people think and what people say. But who's the character? You can't write about yourself all the time. I've been very lucky and beat a lot of odds. I've been very fortunate, as you well know. Mellencamp is a member of the Rock and Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame, a recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, ASCAP Foundation’s Champion Award, The Woody Guthrie Award, the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and most recently, the Founders Award, the top honor assigned by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.Mellencamp: This is my twenty-sixth album, twenty-seventh, I don't know. ![]() The box set will include two CDs of newly remixed and remastered songs plus previously unreleased bonus tracks and alternate versions, a booklet full of rare photographs and all new liner notes by acclaimed author and music critic Anthony DeCurtis. Museum goers can expect to see artifacts including the suit worn in promotional photos for Mellencamp’s 2003 album Trouble No More, his 1976 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar played onstage extensively and the studio tracking chart for “Jack and Diane” from 1981, as well as an oil painting by Mellencamp himself, Backbone (2022), reworked from a 1993 self-portrait.Ī reissue of Mellencamp’s beloved eighth studio album, Scarecrow, is set for release November 4 on Mercury/UME. Legends of Rock: John Mellencamp opened on September 29 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-a new, permanent part of the museum’s beloved and expanding Legends of Rock exhibit. These exclusive offers can include incredible reserved seated tickets in the front row, custom merchandise and much more. The partnership with TCM is a landmark collaboration and a first for Mellencamp, who has never previously had a tour promotional partner in all his years of performing live.Ī limited number of exclusive VIP packages will also be available starting Tuesday, October 4 at 10am local time. Presented by longtime promoter AEG Presents and sponsored by Turner Classic Movies, the tour will see 76 shows beginning with two nights in Bloomington, Indiana on February 5 and 6 and concluding with two nights in South Bend, Indiana on June 23 and 24. On September 29, from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opening of his new permanent exhibition, John Mellencamp confirmed a North American tour “ Live and In Person 2023” set to kick off in February. ![]()
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