Bruce Springsteen

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience for me, a chance to clarify my own feelings about gay and lesbian civil rights. ”

You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation. ”

Every good writer or filmmaker has something eating at them, right? That they can't quite get off their back . And so your job is to make your audience care about your obsessions. ”

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need. ”

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. ”

When you start talking about elections being rigged, you're pushing people beyond democratic governance. And it's a very, very dangerous thing to do. ”

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult. Very, very difficult. ”

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult. ”

I don't think people go to musicians for their political points of view. I think your political point of view is circumstances and then how you were nurtured and brought up. ”

I'm interested in what it means to be an American. I'm interested in what it means to live in America. I'm interested in the kind of country that we live in and leave our kids. I'm interested in trying to define what that country is. ”