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 and songwriter.

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

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Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.

Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink...

You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink...

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...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

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

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

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?

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

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

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up...

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up...

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you...

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

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?

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music...

I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music...

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...

You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me,...

You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me,...

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

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...

Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage....

Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage....