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It's what you do and not what you say. If you're not part of the future, then get out of the way!

John Mellencamp

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John Mellencamp
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 7
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Turning music into digital was just a con, a record-company con.
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I've never fit in in any music world. I've always been an outsider. I mean, the fact that I live in Indiana - I live in a fly-over state... I'm not running away from anything, that's the problem. Most people go to cities because they don't like where they come from.
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