Título: John Mellencamp
Seção: Influence on Keith Urban
Background: Mellencamp is of German ancestry. He was born with spina bifida, for which he had corrective surgery as an infant. Mellencamp formed his first band, Crepe Soul, at the age of 14 and later played in the local bands Trash, Snakepit Banana Barn and the Mason Brothers. When Mellencamp was 18, he eloped with his pregnant girlfriend Priscilla Esterline.

Conteúdo: Country music star Keith Urban has consistently cited Mellencamp's influence on his music. It originated when Mellencamp's Lonesome Jubilee tour went to Australia in 1988; Urban was in attendance at one of the concerts and described the experience as an "epiphany."  "'I Need A Lover' and 'Hurts So Good' were massive hits in Australia", Urban told the Vancouver Sun in 2016. "I played so many of those songs in my cover bands. But for me, The Lonesome Jubilee was the defining record and tour. I've since gotten to know John a little bit and it was one of the greatest opportunities I've ever had to meet a hero and tell him about a concert you went to when you were a nobody and how much of an effect that concert had on me.  "I just remember that moment: Here's that full-on rock section, with Kenny Aronoff on drums and Larry Crane a rock guitarist with swagger. But there was also Lisa Germano on fiddle, they had an accordion player, there was an acoustic guitarist. I was hit by lightning by that concert. I said to John, 'I didn't walk away thinking: I want to do that. I walked away feeling: I get it -- just put all the things you love into what you do.' It was singularly the most important concert I've ever been to in my life because it showed me the way."  Urban went into more detail on the impact Mellencamp's Lonesome Jubilee Tour concert had on him when CMT asked him about the concert that most influenced him: "The most impactful one for me was probably John Mellencamp in '88 or 

user: How did he influence Keith?

assistant: "I played so many of those songs in my cover bands. But for me, The Lonesome Jubilee was the defining record and tour.

user: Why was it defining

assistant: it was one of the greatest opportunities I've ever had to meet a hero and tell him about a concert you went to when you were a nobody

user: What else did they have to do with each other

assistant: Urban and Mellencamp performed "Pink Houses" together twice during nationally televised events.

user: Did they work together at any other times

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: how else did he influence him

assistant: I loved 'Paper in Fire' and 'Check It Out' because it was such a melting pot of things.

user: Did he get influenced by other music

assistant: I Need A Lover' and 'Hurts So Good' were massive hits in Australia", Urban told the Vancouver Sun in 2016.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: I said to John, 'I didn't walk away thinking: I want to do that. I walked away feeling: I get it

user: What else did he say to John

assistant: It was singularly the most important concert I've ever been to in my life because it showed me the way."

user: How else did the concert effect him

assistant: Urban's 2015 hit single "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" further illustrated Mellencamp's influence on his music.