A few weeks ago John Mellencamp brought Rolling Stone up to his 41st floor suite at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City following a sold-out show. After playing RS his new T-Bone Burnett-produced album Life, Death, Love and Freedom, Mellencamp talked candidly about the record, his forthcoming play co-written Stephen King and why he doesn’t want to play “Hurts So Good” anymore. Click here to read the Q&A.