Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it, but it's something. It puts people at ease, and once again kind of reaches out and makes a bridge for what's otherwise difficult music.

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

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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.

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...

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, 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 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...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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,...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

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...

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

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my 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.

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.

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...

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.

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

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