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Interview with John Mellencamp about his history of songwriting and his Indiana roots
One on One with John Mellencamp  
Video (22:04)  
(Notes by Ally Melnik, J450 History of Journalism, Fall 2021 )

This is a segment of Caldwell’s One on One show where he interviewed John Mellencamp in Bloomington. They talked about Mellencamp’s life and history up until the interview took place in 1995.  

00:00 ABC logo 

00:10 cut to Mellencamp talking, One on One intro 

00:38 Caldwell talking, introducing interview 

00:59 B roll and voice over 

02:00 Mellencamp talking about his fanbase, songwriting 

02:19 IC “I wrote about little, small…” 

02:53 OC “’John, you wrote that song about me.’” 

02:54 B roll and voice over 

03:00 Mellencamp talking about how his band has been around so long, songwriting process 

03:27 B roll and voice over 

03:36 Mellencamp talking about writing “Jack and Diane” 

03:58 IC “The thing everybody’s gotta remember is my message is entertainment.” 

05:10 OC “It’s gotta have a dangerous overtone.” 

05:11 B roll and voice over 

05:18 cut to black 

05:19 One on One intro 

05:29 B roll and voice over 

05:59 Mellencamp talking about growing up and lack of support 

07:45 B roll and voice over 

07:56 Mellencamp talking about early years, resenting people, school, parents 

10:04 B roll and voice over 

10:17 cut to black 

10:18 One on One intro 

10:26 B roll and voice over 

10:38 Mellencamp talking about being fortunate with his career 

11:09 B roll and voice over 

11:18 Mellencamp talking about his songwriting and social issues mentioned, wanting to make records, bitter feelings toward music industry 

12:44 B roll and voice over 

12:58 Mellencamp talking about lifestyle change in college (backing away from alcohol and drugs) 

14:45 B roll and voice over 

14:54 Mellencamp talking about how angry he gets, role as a public figure 

16:42 B roll and voice over 

16:50 cut to black 

16:51 One on One intro 

17:00 Mellencamp talking about his health (having a heart attack) 

18:28 B roll 

18:46 Mellencamp talking about painting, relationships with women 

19:54 Mellencamp talking about IU $1.5 million contribution to athletic facility 

20:58 IC “How do you want to be remembered?” 

21:41 OC “I always hoped for the best and expected the worst.” 

21:42 credits rolling 

22:04 cut to black