You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me, for a lot of kids, it was a totally positive force. . . not optimistic all the time, but positive. It was never--never--about surrender.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

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

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

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.

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 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...

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 have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

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...