Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult. Bruce Springsteen banddemocracydifficult Change image and share on social
You can't have a United States if you are telling some folks that they can't get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses. Bruce Springsteen collapsecrackfolk Change image and share on social
The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually. Bruce Springsteen facefrontindividually Change image and share on social
I have to write and play. If I became an electrician tomorrow, I'd still come home at night and write songs. Bruce Springsteen electricianhomenight Change image and share on social
Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous. Bruce Springsteen fabulousfuturelive Change image and share on social
The name 'Boss' started with people that worked for me... It was not meant like Boss, capital B, it was meant like 'Boss, where's my dough this week?' And it was sort of just a term among friends. I never really liked it. Bruce Springsteen boscapitaldough share on social
I played in front of every conceivable audience you could face: an all-black audience, all-white, firemen's fairs, policemen's balls, in front of supermarkets, bar mitzvahs, weddings, drive-in theaters. I'd seen it all before I ever walked into a recording studio. Bruce Springsteen audienceballbar share on social
For me, I was somebody who was a smart young guy who didn't do very well in school. The basic system of education, I didn't fit in; my intelligence was elsewhere. Bruce Springsteen basiceducationfit Change image and share on social
Talk about a dream, try to make it real. Bruce Springsteen dreammakereal 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