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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When it comes to luck, you make your own.

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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

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

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...