‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control
- Posted on August 15, 2025
- By The Guardian
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‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control

As the driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, he wrote some of the 60s most enduring songs. But a poor record deal followed by years in the wilderness drove him to the brink of breakdown. Now 80, he looks back