Two pivotal moments changed John Mellencamp’s rockstar lifestyle: His ex-wife and a heart attack. Mellencamp, 70, recently opened up about a heart attack he suffered at age 42.
The health scare occurred in 1994. READ MORE: Ireland Baldwin Says She Lives In ‘Constant Fear’ Of ‘Dying From A Heart Attack’ “I had lots of doctors going, ‘John, your cholesterol’s way too high and you smoke.’ I’d go, ‘F**k it,'” Mellencamp tells People. “I learned my lesson after I had a heart attack.” “There comes a time when you got to go, ‘Okay, I’m done with this s***,'” Mellencamp said. “It’s funny and attractive to be 25-years-old and be someplace high and drunk.
But when you get to a certain age, it’s not funny anymore. It’s not cute, not sexy. Nothing good about it.” His ex-wife Elaine Irwin sparked a meaningful change in Mellencamp. “Elaine came out on tour with me [early on] and looked at what was going on,” he said. “She goes, ‘This is not going to go on anymore.
No more [random] people backstage.’ I said to her, ‘Why? I thought we were having fun.’ READ MORE: Indian Movie Star Puneeth Rajkumar Dies After Heart Attack “And she goes, ‘Yeah, if you’re 15.
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