HURTS SO BAD!
Mellencamp melting down over snarky fans
RUDE and rowdy audiences are getting under John Mellencamp’s skin and the Hurts So Good geezer is blowing a fuse after downsizing his venues for a more intimate interaction with his fans.
Now things are getting too close for comfort at small playhouses where cranky
John can hear ticket buyers’ insulting comments instead of being isolated by the vast distances at sports stadiums. At a March concert, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was speaking to the audience when a heckler yelled, “Play some music!” John responded, “What do you think I’ve been doing, you c**ksucker?” He then stormed off the stage in a rage.
The previous March, he cussed at fans who kept yapping while he performed an acoustic tune. “Keep your f**king mouth shut,” he said. But that was nothing compared to when the liberal musician was delivering a politically themed monologue when a fan shouted, “Play the f**king music!”
The short-tempered 72-yearold singer shot back, “If these people don’t shut the f**k up I’m just going to leave, OK? Because I’m not used to this crap. Look, guys, if I wanted to play in this type of drunken environment, I’d play outside or I’d play in an arena.” An insider tells GLOBE the Hoosier hothead did not anticipate how his smaller, quieter shows would go over with chatty fans.
“John has a well-known short fuse, and he’s blowing his top nightly on the road now,” the friend says. “It makes him want to hang it up because the audience just wants to pound beers and sing along to Jack & Diane!”