[MRM]

I never liked his style of pop country music and I don’t care for his politics, but I respect him as a sincere and talented musician.

True story, the ditty about Jack and Diane was meant to be about an interracial relationship. It doesn’t really come out in the song as it was recorded, but that’s what he meant when he wrote it. Regardless, I hated that song when it came out and the fact that it was one of apparently three songs in rotation for all of the radio stations in my area my sophomore year in high school drove me nuts. I also like the name John Cougar better, but I seriously respect him for haveing firm beliefs and standing up for them. I’m sure I would like the documentary even if I don’t really care for him as an artist.