You make your music, then you try to find whatever audience is out there for it. Bruce Springsteen audiencefindmake 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
There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism. Bruce Springsteen angrycriticalmusic Change image and share on social
In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most entertaining and rocking, fell by the wayside because I was concerned with what I was going to say and how I was going to say it. Bruce Springsteen concernentertainfall Change image and share on social
Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage. Success makes life easier. It doesn't make living easier. Bruce Springsteen bigeasylife Change image and share on social
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. Bruce Springsteen foreverlastlive Change image and share on social
Think of it this way: performing is like sprinting while screaming for three, four minutes. And then you do it again. And then you do it again. And then you walk a little, shouting the whole time. And so on. Your adrenaline quickly overwhelms your conditioning. Bruce Springsteen adrenalineconditionminute share on social
Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire. Bruce Springsteen firelightoptimism 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
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
