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."

"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."

John Mellencamp, American Musician

Teenager, Teenagers

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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."

"I know, it's true. I've played these tortured teenagers. I can't wait to shed that image."

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"The thing that bums me out about 'The Real World' is I don't want to believe that teenagers are that stupid."

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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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Personal Development

"This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it."

Opera

"I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines."

Sensibility

"I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs."

Age

"This is about black people selling out other black people."

People

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

Politics

"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."

First

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

Music

"In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a song. I don't think we're gonna try to do that."

Music

"A lot of record company people, even though they're our age, want to be perceived as young hip guys, and they're hurting the business."

Business

"If fans are going to turn on me because of this, they weren't my fans anyway. I couldn't betray a whole 25 years of record making and not do this. I had to."

Fans

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"I know, it's true. I've played these tortured teenagers. I can't wait to shed that image."

Author Name

Personal Development

"The thing that bums me out about 'The Real World' is I don't want to believe that teenagers are that stupid."

Author Name

Personal Development

"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."

Author Name

Personal Development

More

"This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it."

Opera

"I don't have to worry about any pop sensibility. I can write adult songs, and I don't have to worry about choruses and hook lines."

Sensibility

"I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs."

Age

"This is about black people selling out other black people."

People

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

Politics

"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."

First

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

Music

"In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a song. I don't think we're gonna try to do that."

Music

"A lot of record company people, even though they're our age, want to be perceived as young hip guys, and they're hurting the business."

Business

"If fans are going to turn on me because of this, they weren't my fans anyway. I couldn't betray a whole 25 years of record making and not do this. I had to."

Fans