John Mellencamp is a Seymour, Indiana-born singer, songwriter as well as a guitarist who has made a big name in the music industry in America with his catchy heartland rock music. Born on 7 October 1951, John J Mellencamp has part-German ancestry. This extraordinary musician has shown prominence in the music industry since 1976.
A Grammy winning singer and a Rock ‘a’ Roll Hall of Fame-inducted musician, how wealthy is John Mellencamp? This rock singer has a net worth amounting to a hefty $25 million as of 2015, with most of his wealth having been amassed from his super-successful musical career. This highly influencial singer has given many hits to the world including “Cherry Bomb”, “Paper in Fire” and “ Hurts so good” among others which have mainly added to his wealth making John a multi-millionaire musician. Selling more than forty million albums worldwide, he has obviously earned a fortune from his outstanding musical talents and passion. This rich musician owns two homes, one in Bloomington, Indiana and another in Daufuskie Island, South Carolina.
John Mellencamp Net Worth $25 Million
As a child, John was very interested in music and he proved his love towards the art by forming a band named “Crepe Soul” at a mere 14 years of age. John attended Vincennes University in Indiana in 1972, two years after becoming a father at the age of eighteen. After graduating from college, he started to focus more towards making a career in music and initially played for local bands. He worked hard for the first few years to get noticed in the music industry, and debuted with the album “Chestnut Tree Incident” with the stage name “John Cougar” which he changed back to his own afterwards. Later, in 1982, John achieved stardom with his album “American Fool” which went on to make him a superstar. He still holds on to the peak of fame he found at the time. This album also gave a kick start to John’s financial success.
Following the album “American Fool”, John made a platform for himself in American Rock ‘n’ Roll music that assured his stability and stardom in the musical field. Given his incomparable talent in music, his other singles such as “Crumblin’ Down”, “Pink Houses”, “Small Town” and others made it into the top ten lists and earned him extensive popularity. One of the best-selling artists of all time, John has released a total of twenty-two albums, most of which have been very successful. These high-selling albums have been adding to his net worth even until today.
As for John’s personal life, he is currently dating famous actress Meg Ryan. Married thrice, John is the father of five children: a daughter with Priscilla Esterline(1970-81), two daughters with Victoria Granucci(1981-89), and to sons with Elaine Irwin(1992-2011). He is noted for being the co-founder of a charitable organization “Farm Aid” which works for raising awareness about family farms and helps make the families with agricultural backgrounds strong and resilient. But for now, this superstar musician has been living a lavish life which is catered for by his current net worth of $25 million.
