I had a ten-piece band when I was 21 years old, the Bruce Springsteen Band. This is just a slightly expanded version of a band I had before I ever signed a record contract. We had singers and horns.

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

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

I had no credit cards. I had no checks. I was cash only until I was probably 30 years old.

I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car.

I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.

My heart's dark, but it's rising. I'm pulling all the faith I can see.