(ReliableNews.org) – John Mellencamp is an incredibly talented singer and songwriter. He’s been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The musical artist is also known for telling his crowds stories or ranting about politics at his shows. He recently went viral when a video spread of him walking off stage at a concert.
Mellencamp played a show in Toledo, Ohio, in March. During the set, he got into an argument with a fan. A man shouted, “Play some music!” to the singer. The “Hurts So Good,” singer responded, “What do you think I’ve been doing you [expletive]?”
The artist continued to rant, telling the fan that he didn’t know him. Then presumably telling someone who worked for him to find the disgruntled man so he could see him after the show. Mellencamp asked the crowd if he could end the show and leave, but they shouted “no.” He then tells his fans that he was going to “cut about 10 songs out of the show” because they’d “been so wonderful.”
Mellencamp began to play an acoustic version of “Jack and Diane” when he suddenly stopped and told the fans that his show was over. That’s not where it ended though.
The artist went into the back, then returned to the stage and played eight more songs for the crowd. In the end, he played 17 hits in total, just short of the set he usually performs.
The incident at the concert might not have even received any attention, but a clip of what happened went viral on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, and so did misinformation.
Conservatives began spreading the clip and claiming he stormed off the stage after fans booed him for promoting President Joe Biden.
JUST IN — John Mellencamp storms off stage after fans did not want to hear him promoting Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/9RcE2Q5PYo
— Bruce Snyder (@realBruceSnyder) April 16, 2024
It turns out the incident had nothing to do with Mellencamp and his political beliefs. The notoriously cranky 72-year-old artist just had a run-in with someone who wanted more music and less talking. In the end, the show went on.
Copyright 2024, ReliableNews.org
