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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.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Also Altar Because Being Belonged Boy Desk Distinction Down Garbage Grade Had Her Knocked Mass Me Nun Only Priest Said She Stuffed Third Where

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I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Being Enough Felt Guitarist Had Had Enough Just Never Personal Personal Style Pursue Style

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I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music was about a loss of innocence, there's innocence contained in you but there's also innocence in the process of being lost.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: About Also Because Being Comfortably Contained Innocence Loss Lost Lot Music Point Process Sing Vantage Very You I Can

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I've had an experience through music that has touched almost every part of me. It educated me in ways that I didn't get educated in school. So we try to lay on a bit of that, through being funny, being serious, playing hard.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Almost Being Being Funny Bit Educated Every Experience Funny Get Had Hard Lay Me Music Part Playing School Serious Through Touched Try Ways

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The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Able Also Audiences Band Being History People Reach Result Tune

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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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If I have a song that I feel is really one of my best songs, I like it to have a formal studio recording because I believe that something being officially released on a studio record gives it a certain authority that it doesn't quite have if it comes out on a live album or is just a part of your show, you know.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Album Authority Because Being Believe Best Certain Feel Formal Gives Just Know Like Live Officially Out Part Quite Really Record Recording Released Show Something Song Songs Studio You Your I Feel I Believe I Believe That

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That's what being a front man is all about - the idea of having something supple underneath you, that machine that roars and can turn on a dime.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: About Being Dime Front Having Idea Machine Man Something Supple Turn Underneath You

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You ask for your audience's investment in your music; you're in a relationship with them. And their relationship with the E Street Band is separate from whatever else I might do. I like the idea of us being something that people rely on.

~Bruce Springsteen

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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.

~Bruce Springsteen

Topics: About Being Beyond Dangerous Dangerous Thing Democratic Elections Governance People Pushing Start Talking Thing Very You

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