My first paintings are that bad. Terrible. But I kept going." To date, he's released 24 original albums in his 48-year career, the most recent being 2023's Orpheus Descending. John Mellencamp ...

John Mellencamp's recording career began as Johnny Cougar in the mid-'70s, but it wasn't until his fifth album -- 1982's No. 1 'American Fool' -- that he became a household name (and one that ...