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

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

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We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of...

But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of...

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...

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...

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was...

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was...

It's always felt natural, because I'm generally very comfortable with people.

It's always felt natural, because I'm generally very comfortable with people.

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?

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

When you make more than $500 a night, you get more than $500 problems.

When you make more than $500 a night, you get more than $500 problems.

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...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

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...

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...

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...

My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band...

My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band...

In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly...

In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly...

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.