When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s.

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?

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...

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 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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...