I had tried to go to college, and I didn't really fit in. I went to a real narrow-minded school where people gave me a lot of trouble, and I was hounded off the campus - I just looked different and acted different, so I left school. Bruce Springsteen actcampuscollege share on social
I still like to go to record stores, I like to just wander around and I'll buy whatever catches my attention. Bruce Springsteen attentionbuycatch Change image and share on social
All the music I loved as a child, people thought it was junk. People were unaware of the subtext in so many of those records, but if you were a kid, you were just completely tuned in, even though you didn't always say - you wouldn't dare say it was beautiful. Bruce Springsteen beautifulchildcompletely share on social
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. Bruce Springsteen dimefrontidea Change image and share on social
In the third grade, a nun stuffed me in a garbage can under her desk because she said that's where I belonged. I also had the distinction of being the only altar boy knocked down by a priest during mass. Bruce Springsteen altarbelongboy share on social
No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of popularity that I had in the mid '80s that was sort of a bump on the scale- they fundamentally understood the values that are at work in my work. Bruce Springsteen 80sbumpcore share on social
When it comes to luck, you make your own. Bruce Springsteen luckmake Change image and share on social
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. Bruce Springsteen connectiondiefelt Change image and share on social
In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly my father's voice. But isn't that what you always do? Why do kids at 5 years old go into the closet and put their daddy's shoes on? Hey, my kids do it. Bruce Springsteen closetdaddyearly share on social
When you get fat and lose your hunger. That is when you know the sellout has happened. Bruce Springsteen fathappenhunger Change image and share on social