You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me, for a lot of kids, it was a totally positive force. . . not optimistic all the time, but positive. It was never--never--about surrender.

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Music Quotes

I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as...

I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as...

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and...

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would...

I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with...

I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with...

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there...

The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

In America everything's about who's number one today.

In America everything's about who's number one today.

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album...

I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...