See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I had to get a guitar the next day. I stood in front of my mirror with that guitar on. . . and I knew then…

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...

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.

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...

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...

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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....

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...

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...

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.