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I'm trying to write for people my age. And my inspiration over the years has changed dramatically.
John Mellencamp
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John Mellencamp
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 7
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Singer-Songwriter
Seymour
Indiana
John Cougar Mellencamp
John J. Mellencamp
Johnny Cougar
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