John Mellencamp: The Evolution of a Name and a Legend 🎸🇺🇸
Before he was a rock icon, John Mellencamp was a man with a label-imposed identity crisis.
🎤 He started out as Johnny Cougar, a name forced on him by his manager to sound more "marketable."
Then came John Cougar, as he began to grow into his own voice.
Next? John Cougar Mellencamp — a compromise between who he was and who they made him.
Finally, he dropped the act and reclaimed his identity as John Mellencamp — the name that stuck with his heartland rock and rebellious authenticity.
💥 The name changed, but the grit, soul, and sound never did.
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