Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp has garnered a reputation for verbally sparring with fans in the crowd at his shows.
At a recent show, Mellencamp once again got into it with the audience, this time in a much more playful manner.
Mellencamp was performing his hit song “Jack & Diane” when the crowd began singing the song’s second verse too early. The rock star promptly stopped the performance whilst shaking his head in disappointment.
“I guess you guys must have been absent the day they taught English, poetry, songwriting,” he said from the stage. “Songs are really simple. They have verses and choruses, and then they have a bridge. This particular song has two verses and then the chorus. You guys sang the first verse and said ‘f— off’ to the second verse.”
It appeared the audience took the singer’s playful grumpiness with humor, as concertgoers laughed at his comments before he immediately continued playing.
“I think the second verse is funny, so I’m gonna sing it anyway,” he said as he resumed the song.
In the past, Mellencamp has called out his audiences for being disrespectful at his shows.
“I do expect etiquette inside of the theater, the same way you would at a Broadway show,” He told the Washington Post. “My shows are not really concerts anymore. They’re performances, and there’s a difference between a performance and a concert.”
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