All Bruce Springsteen Quotes
- And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent. Character
- I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream. American
- If you're good, you're always looking over your shoulder. Always Looking
- Until I realized that rock music was my connection to the rest of the human race, I felt like I was dying, for some reason,… Connection
- Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were the town freaks- and there were many occasions when we… Beaten
- I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music was about a loss of innocence, there's innocence contained in… Comfortably
- Anyone who's grown up or lived on the Jersey Shore knows the place is unique. Anyone
- 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' came out of a huge body of work that had tons of very happy songs. Body
- From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life. Beginning
- I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician… Always Saw
- I grew up with a very big extended family, with a lot of aunts. We had about five or six houses on one street. Aunt
- I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist. Enough Personal
- I still like to go to record stores, I like to just wander around and I'll buy whatever catches my attention. Attention
- I was in my late 20s, in the process of shaping my musical outlook and what I wanted it to be about, when I first… Encountered
- I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this day. Day
- I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not something I've ever really quite… Any
- Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult. Band
- Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous. Fabulous
- That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn… All
- The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people… Able
- The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually. Every Night
- There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism. Angry
- This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for. It never lasts, but that's what you live… Forever
- You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation. Afraid
- You make your music, then you try to find whatever audience is out there for it. Audience