John Mellencamp: Last News

John Mellencamp isn’t too keen on allowing folks backstage at his shows. As the "Hurts So Good" singer explains it, "girls" and what he calls "hangers-on" have been barred from entering the backstage area of his shows since 1991 – when his then-wife Elaine Irwin put her foot down. "Elaine came out on tour with me [early on] and looked at what was going on," Mellencamp, 70, told People magazine of his former supermodel wife, from whom he split in 2010 after 18 years of marriage.

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Two pivotal moments changed John Mellencamp’s rockstar lifestyle: His ex-wife and 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.'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.

John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up for the first time on a new original song called ‘Wasted Days’ – listen to it below.The mid-tempo track is the first preview of Mellencamp’s upcoming 25th album, according to the singer-songwriter’s official website.According to Springsteen, he can be heard on three of the album’s tracks. “I worked on three songs on John’s album and I spent some time in Indiana with him,” Springsteen told SiriusXM’s E Street Radio earlier this year.“I love John a lot.

Neil Young has announced he’s pulling out of Farm Aid 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Neil Young has pulled out of Farm Aid 2021 due to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus crisis.Young, who is a co-founder and board member of Farm Aid, was set to play the festival in Connecticut, US next month alongside Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson and others.The singer-songwriter explained his decision via his Neil Young Archives website.

Bruce Springsteen has used his downtime during the coronavirus pandemic to record new collaborations with The Killers and U.S. heartland rock icon John Mellencamp.The New Jersey icon revealed the new material during an appearance on Sirius XM’s E Street Radio, and confirmed his collaboration with The Killers is set to drop imminently.“It’s Brandon [Flowers] and I with the band, we have done something that is going to come out soon, in a week or so,” he said.

John Mellencamp, 69, is more than happy that he doesn’t have to see his daughter’s face on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills anymore. “I’m terribly excited and happy that you are no longer part of the Real Housewives,” the Grammy-winning musician told Teddi Mellencamp, 39, on the Nov. 12 episode of her podcast, Teddi Tea Pod. John then revealed how he really felt about his daughter being on the show.

She recently gave her candid and emotional take on what it felt like to be dismissed from the reality show she's appeared on for three years.ButTeddi Mellencamp looked focused and determined on Saturday, while she was out for a hike inLos Angeles, Californiawith a friend.The now former Real Housewife, 39, wore a black sweatshirt and purple marble print leggings, as she and her pal walked their French bulldogs. Out and about: Teddi Mellencamp looked focused and determined on Saturday, while she was out for a hike in Los Angeles with a friendThe daughter of rocker John Mellencamp also styled up with a white Gucci bum bag.Teddi wore dark Nike sneakers, and stayed covered up in a baseball cap and face covering in hues of pink and violet.

Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has spoken out about her time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after her contract was 'not renewed' following three seasons on the show.

"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" has lost one of its cast members. Teddi Mellencamp announced on Instagram on Tuesday that she would not be returning to the hit reality show after appearing in the show's 8th, 9th and 10th seasons.

Teddi Mellencamp doesn’t consider herself the “world’s best cook,” but the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star says you don’t have to be a chef to stay on track and be healthy. The wellness coach, 39, invited Us Weekly into her Beverly Hills kitchen to share a chickpea salad recipe from her new cookbook, ALL IN the Kitchen.

Rolling Stone reader Mike Rainey for tipping us off.) The video begins with Mellencamp and his band playing hits like “Small Town” and “Paper in Fire” before Reed comes out, around the 16:00 mark, as the crowd goes absolutely insane.Indiana University rock history professor Glenn Gass was in the crowd that night. He followed Reed into an alley after the musician’s set and told him he was teaching his students about the Velvet Underground; Gass wrote his phone number on a matchbox and invited Reed to speak to the students, never thinking it would happen.Reed called Gass the next day and said he wanted to do it.

There’s so much shade going around between the women of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that we’re practically living under palm trees! In the latest squabble between cast members Teddi Mellencamp and Denise Richards, the latter took to Instagram to tell Teddi off about allegedly dissing the 39-year-old mother-of-three for living in her dad, John Mellencamp‘s, “shadow.” Denise started out her rebuttal by posting a tweet Teddi shared on July 22.

John Mellencamp proves he’s just a typical dad and we are so here for it. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi revealed that after dyeing her hair pink, her dad had a lot to say about the new color.A few months after having her daughter Dove, the 39-year-old decided to full embrace apink hue.

Teddi Mellencamp got some unsettling news during the July 22 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that Denise Richards had been viciously backstabbing her. Former show regular Brandi Glanville, 47, alleged that Dense told her Teddi would “do anything to be in this group” of women because she was desperately trying to get out from under her famous rock star dad John Mellencamp‘s “shadow.” That didn’t sit well with father or daughter, and the 39-year-old Bravo star shared a text between them, where John had a snarky question about who Denise was.

Through each step of her pregnancy and in the time since giving birth, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave has kept her fans updated on some of the most intimate details of her home life. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills mom has already shared plenty of adorable snaps of her daughter Dove, who was born on February 25, but the picture she recently shared might just be the sweetest one yet. 

It’s rare to see New York and Indiana-based rocker John Mellencamp in Los Angeles. But he made the important trek west to see his newest grandchild. His daughter Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, 38, gave birth to a little girl on Feb. 25 and shared a sweet March 11 Instagram photo of her 68-year-old dad holding on to baby Dove. He’s seated on the comfy sofa of Teddi’s Hollywood Hills home gazing down at his precious granddaughter, who is wrapped in a white and dove grey blanket. Teddi’s cute French bulldogs can be seen on the balcony behind him in the background.

Meg Ryan split from her 68-year-old singer fiance John Mellencamp last year but she seems to be doing just fine on her own.On Tuesday the 57-year-old When Harry Met Sally actress was seen picking up flowers and pressed juices in New York City.The You've Got Mail star showed off longer than normal hair as she was dressed casually in a grey top that read Save The Elephants. Flower power: Meg Ryan was spotted treating herself to a bouquet of flowers on Tuesday during a grocery run in New York CitMeg rocked a grey sweatshirt with elephants on the front.

Meg Ryan has not been seen out in public since November after a surprise split from her 68-year-old singer fiance John Mellencamp.On Tuesday the 57-year-old When Harry Met Sally actress seemed to be in fine spirits as she was seen picking up flowers and pressed juices in New York City.The You've Got Mail star showed off longer than normal hair as she was dressed casually in a grey sweat outfit. Flower power: Meg Ryan was spotted treating herself to a bouquet of flowers on Tuesday during a grocery run while out and about New York City; it is the first time she has been seen in four monthsMeg rocked a grey sweatshirt with elephants on the front.