If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it.

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

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See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I...

See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I...

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...

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...

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

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...

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 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...

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

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...

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...

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

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

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....

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...

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of...

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of...

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...

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?

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...

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

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

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...

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.