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

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

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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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

I'm a synthesist. I'm always making music. And I make a lot of different kinds...

I'm a synthesist. I'm always making music. And I make a lot of different kinds...

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.

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.