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John Mellencamp

"I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace."

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"I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace."

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"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."
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"It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news."
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"I'm wide open and will entertain anything anybody has to say, but if it's MTV and radio, well, they're great things, but can't be the only thing. I don't know that it would work even for the Beatles."
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"I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty."
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"What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible."
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