I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with your family, your lover, your wife, and, at a certain point, with your children. Bruce Springsteen childemotionallyfamily Change image and share on social
Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it. Bruce Springsteen adultadvocateamount Change image and share on social
Steve Van Zandt, the poor guy, doesn't get to play enough as it is with me hogging a lot of the solos. Steve has always been a fabulous guitarist. Back from the day when we were both teenagers together, he led his band and played lead and was always a hot guitar player. Bruce Springsteen backbandday share on social
I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition. Bruce Springsteen folknarrativepart Change image and share on social
If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it. Bruce Springsteen cleanjanitormop Change image and share on social
I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream. Bruce Springsteen americandistancedream Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar. Bruce Springsteen growguitarhouse Change image and share on social
I was looking for some way to put my music to some service on a nightly basis. You go into a town, you play a little music, you leave something behind. That idea connected us to the local community. It was a very simple idea, but it really resonated with me. Bruce Springsteen basiscommunityconnect share on social