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# Mellencamp Likens The Internet To Atomic Bomb
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- Published: 2010-08-19T07:33:22.000Z
- Updated: 2010-08-19T07:33:22.000Z
- Description: John Mellencamp. What a well-known, thoughtful artist, who always has such insightful things to say about the music business. His erudite commentary on the evolution of our culture is intelligent. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/08/mellencamp-likens-the-internet-to-atomic-bomb
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**John Mellencamp**. What a well-known, thoughtful artist, who always has such insightful things to say about the music business. His erudite commentary on the evolution of our culture is intelligent and will be a **hot topic** for further discussion:

[![image from www.aceshowbiz.com](https://a2.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0133f326014a970b-100wi "image from www.aceshowbiz.com")](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-aceshowbiz-com/images/news/00011658.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

 "**The Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb**. It's destroyed the music business. It's going to destroy the movie business… **After a few generations, \[Rock 'n' roll\] gone**… at the end of the day, they're gonna say: 'Yeah, there was this band called the **Beatles**, and the **Rolling Stones**, and this guy named **Bob Dylan.**.. And the rest of us? We're just gonna be footnotes. And I think that that's OK. I'm **happy**…" ([Read the rest](http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11425737&ref=hypebot.com).)