Anonymous wrote:
I thought I'd read somewhere that he'd had a multiple-pack-a-day habit, but had had some sort of episode (heart attack, I think?) numerous years ago and quit?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And much as I like his music, he's a chain smoker, so that doesn't bode well for either of them.
I remember seeing this interview last year: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-mellencamp-smoking-got-me-the-voice-i-wanted/
I saw that same interview last year (Jane Pauley on the back of his motorcycle!) and his chain-smoking was my first thought, too. Meg Ryan smokes as well, but it can't be as much as he does (four packs a day at one point).