The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

All people have is hope. That's what brings the next day and whatever that day may bring... A hope grounded in the real world of living, friendship, work, family...

Let's raise our glass and let the hammer fly, yeah, this is the long good-bye.

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.

The school system only recognizes one type of intelligence. There are so many different types of intelligence.

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.

Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair. The night's busted open. These two lanes will take us anywhere.