JOHN FOGERTY’S BOMBSHELL CONFESSION ROCKS CREEDENCE FANS—“I NEVER WANTED ANY OF IT TO HAPPEN”…..read more……
In a revelation that’s shaking the rock world to its core, John Fogerty—the voice, soul, and fire behind Creedence Clearwater Revival—has finally spoken out. But this isn’t a nostalgic walk down memory lane. It’s raw. It’s painful. And it’s turning everything we thought we knew about CCR upside down.
In a candid interview with Classic Tracks Magazine, the 79-year-old rock icon dropped a truth bomb that fans and fellow musicians are still trying to process.
“If I could go back… I would’ve ended Creedence sooner. I never wanted any of it to happen the way it did.”
Wait. What?
For decades, CCR has been enshrined as one of America’s greatest rock bands—a swampy, blues-driven powerhouse that defined the Vietnam War era with hits like “Fortunate Son,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.” But behind the scenes, it was anything but harmony. And now, Fogerty is pulling back the curtain with zero filter.
“We were never truly a band,” he said. “We were a ticking time bomb. And the explosion nearly destroyed me.”
Fans have always known about the tension—especially with Fogerty’s bitter feud with his brother Tom, and his decades-long battle with the band’s record label, Fantasy Records. But few expected him to admit, so plainly, that the dream had become a nightmare.
“People ask why I didn’t play Creedence songs for years,” he continued. “Because every chord felt like betrayal. Every lyric reminded me of what I lost—not just creatively, but personally.”
The comments have lit a fire across social media.
One fan wrote on X, “Fogerty just shattered my image of CCR. I always thought they were brothers in arms. Turns out, it was a one-man war.”
Another said, “I respect him more than ever. That pain was always in his voice—we just didn’t want to hear it.”
But not everyone is reacting with sympathy.
Some critics are accusing Fogerty of trying to rewrite history, decades after CCR’s messy implosion. One blog even claimed the comments were “an attempt to control the legacy in his twilight years.”
Others are asking: Why now?
The answer may lie in what’s coming next. Fogerty is reportedly working on a memoir—one he promises will be “brutally honest.” Tentatively titled “Born on a Bad Moon,” the book is said to cover everything from the band’s explosive rise to Fogerty’s darkest years of legal warfare and estrangement.
There are even rumors of a documentary deal with a major streaming platform—one that would feature never-before-seen footage, personal recordings, and interviews with former bandmates, some of whom may not be thrilled by what’s coming.
But Fogerty doesn’t seem concerned.
“I’ve been silent for too long,” he said. “I carried the weight. I lived the songs. Now I want to tell the truth before someone else tries to.”
And just like that, one of the most iconic voices in rock has reignited a conversation that never really ended.
Is this a reckoning? A redemption arc? Or a final, fiery statement from a man who gave us the soundtrack to an entire generation—and paid the price?
Whatever it is, the world is watching. And listening.
Because when John Fogerty speaks… it’s not just music. It’s a storm.
