John Mellencamp is the 'luckiest guy' after surviving drugs, alcohol, and a heart attack

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John Mellencamp might be a life-long cigarette smoker, but he realized he had to change his lifestyle after a health scare in 1994 at age 42.'I had lots of doctors going, "John, your cholesterol's way too high and you smoke." I'd go, "F*** it,"' the 70-year-old Grammy winner recalled to People on Wednesday.'I learned my lesson after I had a heart attack.' 'I learned my lesson after I had a heart attack': John Mellencamp might be a life-long cigarette smoker, but he realized he had to change his lifestyle after a health scare in 1994 at age 42 (pictured in 1996)John had already had his fill of drugs and alcohol by 1971 at age 20, but he watched in horror as his friends never stopped partying.'There comes a time when you got to go, "Okay, I'm done with this s***,"' Mellencamp admitted. '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.'The Indiana singer-painter - who's sold nearly 30M records - now calls himself 'the luckiest guy you're ever going to talk to.' 'Okay, I'm done with this s***': The 70-year-old Grammy winner had already had his fill of drugs and alcohol by 1971 at age 20, but he watched in horror as his friends never stopped partying (pictured in 1969) John told People on Wednesday: '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' (pictured September 25) 'People walk up to me and say, "You have a lot of angels"': Mellencamp - who's sold nearly 30M records - now calls himself 'the luckiest guy you're ever going to talk to' (pictured in.