I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition. Bruce Springsteen folknarrativepart Change image and share on social
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. Bruce Springsteen comfortablycontaininnocence Change image and share on social
I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist. Bruce Springsteen feltguitaristpersonal Change image and share on social
Anyone who's grown up or lived on the Jersey Shore knows the place is unique. Bruce Springsteen growjerseylive Change image and share on social
It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand the company. Bruce Springsteen companyfriendlivin Change image and share on social
Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it, but it's something. It puts people at ease, and once again kind of reaches out and makes a bridge for what's otherwise difficult music. Bruce Springsteen bigbridgedifficult Change image and share on social
But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when I'm working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find. Bruce Springsteen bookfindlisten share on social
My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band over the past couple of tours. I was interested in re-shaping the Rising material for live shows, so people could hear the bare bones of that. Bruce Springsteen bandbarebone 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
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
