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I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Being Folk Like Narrative Part Storytelling Tradition

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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

Topics: Away Band Bare Bones Could Couple General General Rule Hear Interested Live Live Shows Material Only Over Past People Played Rising Rule Shows Steer Things Tours

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From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

~Bruce Springsteen

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I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was the way I would keep faith with the audience that supported me as I went along.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Age Along Always Audience Concerned Faith Keep Me Moment Particular Supported Way Would Writing

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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.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Always Certain Certain Point Children Emotionally Family Influence Life Living Lover Music Point Wanted Were Wife You Your

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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.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Because Concerned Entertaining Fell Fun Going How In The Past Most Past Rocking Say Some Songs Wayside Were

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In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly my father's voice. But isn't that what you always do? Why do kids at 5 years old go into the closet and put their daddy's shoes on? Hey, my kids do it.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Also Always Closet Daddy Early Early Years Father Found Go Hey Kids Old Partly Put Shoes Voice Why Years You

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I'm a synthesist. I'm always making music. And I make a lot of different kinds of music all the time. Some of it gets finished and some of it doesn't.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Always Different Different Kinds Finished Gets Kinds Lot Make Making Music Some Time

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When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s.

~Bruce Springsteen

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But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of those early messages that you got.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Early Entire Entire Life Got Life Life Is A Messages Out Process Some Think Those You Your I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 23rd, 1949

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