Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteenis an American musician, singer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He is best known for his work with his E Street Band. Nicknamed "The Boss", Springsteen is widely known for his brand of poetic lyrics, Americana, working class and sometimes political sentiments centered on his native New Jersey, his distinctive voice and his lengthy and energetic stage performances, with concerts from the 1970s to the present decade running over three hours in length...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth23 September 1949
CityLong Beach, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
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.
I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with your family, your lover, your wife, and, at a certain point, with your children.
When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar.
I think politics come out of psychology.
But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of those early messages that you got.
The hungry and the haunted explode in a rock'n'roll band.
Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free? If you've ever seen a one trick pony then you've seen me Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making his way down the street? If you've ever seen a one-legged dog then you've seen me.
When you`re onstage you have a certain faith that somebody's gonna yell somethin' back. Some nights it's louder than other nights and some nights they do, and on some songs they don't. But that's the idea. I think when you begin to expect a reaction from an audience, it's a mistake.
Some guys they just give up living, and start dying little by little, piece by piece.
The moment you begin to depend on audience reaction, you're doing the wrong thing. You're doin' it wrong, it's a mistake, it's not right. You can't allow yourself, no matter what, to depend on them.
It was like Elvis came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear
Sister, I won't ask for forgiveness, my sins are all I have.
The life of a rock & roll band will last as long as you can look down into the audience and see yourself.
Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley through the middle of my soul.