John Mellencamp

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John Mellencamp crossing a street in 1980
John Mellencamp: Nine albums you should listen to, and one to avoid

By Johnny Sparks Published

Buying guide The name may change and the music may vary, but at his best John Mellencamp is one of the great American storytellers, and these are his best albums

Buying guide
John Mellencamp posing for a photograph in 1980
How John Mellencamp went from failed pop star to reluctant American icon

By Paul Rees Published

John Mellencamp is one of American’s great heartland rockers – and record labels, bad press and a heart attack couldn’t stop him

Interviews
John Mellencamp smoking a cigarette
"Let’s stop playing silly political games. Show the carnage on the news. Show the American people the dead children": John Mellencamp issues powerful statement calling for gun control in America

By Paul Brannigan Published

John Mellencamp: "The news media need to be brave enough to let Americans see what slaughtered children look like"

Concerts & Shows
John Mellencamp smoking a cigarette
John Mellencamp had his head cut off when he was six weeks old

By Fraser Lewry Published

John Mellencamp has detailed the startling surgical procedure that saved his life as a baby

Bands & Artists
John Mellencamp: Orpheus Descending cover art
John Mellencamp weaves deft, weary tales on the elegant Orpheus Descending

By Philip Wilding Published

John Mellencamp's 25th album Orpheus Descending is still flecked with melancholy and socially minded ire

Albums
Tracks Of The Week artists
Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: new music from Foo Fighters, Skindred and more

By Liz Scarlett Published

Music your ears will thank you for, from Black Spiders, Uriah Heep, John Mellencamp, The Damned and more

Tracks & Singles
Cover art for John Mellencamp - Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theater
John Mellencamp - Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theater review

By Malcolm Dome Published

Mellencamp live and in his own words

Concerts & Shows
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John Mellencamp: "I see the truth and the lie in everything"

By Paul Lester Published

John Mellencamp on celebrity, hypocrisy, being misunderstood and not giving a f**k about anything

Bands & Artists
Cover art for John Mellencamp featuring Carlene Carter - Sad Clowns & Hillbillies album
John Mellencamp featuring Carlene Carter - Sad Clowns & Hillbillies album review

By Neil Jeffries Published

Mellencamp ploughs an alternative furrow with country’s best girl by his side

Albums