Explore Quotes by Bruce Springsteen

That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime.

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for. It never lasts, but that's what you live for.

Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.

I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not something I've ever really quite done.

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

I still like to go to record stores, I like to just wander around and I'll buy whatever catches my attention.

I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music was about a loss of innocence, there's innocence contained in you but there's also innocence in the process of being lost.

I grew up with a very big extended family, with a lot of aunts. We had about five or six houses on one street.

I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this day.

I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician and songwriter.

Anyone who's grown up or lived on the Jersey Shore knows the place is unique.

I was in my late 20s, in the process of shaping my musical outlook and what I wanted it to be about, when I first encountered Woody Guthrie.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were the town freaks- and there were many occasions when we were dodging getting beaten up ourselves.

I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Until I realized that rock music was my connection to the rest of the human race, I felt like I was dying, for some reason, and I didn't know why.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

If you're good, you're always looking over your shoulder.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.