Bruce Springsteen Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.”

“You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink of an eye, and if you're making those connections with your audience then they're going to go right along with it.”

“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.”

“If you're good, you're always looking over your shoulder.”

“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.”

“I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album cover, I buy it if I like the name of the band, anything that sparks my imagination.”

“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.”

“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.”

“All I try to do is to write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it.”