An audience is not brought to you or given to you; it's something that you fight for.

You need two things to remain very, very present. You need to continue to write well and engage yourself in the issues of the day. And you have to continue to make good, relevant records.

My dad had a very difficult life, a hard struggle all the time at work. I've always felt like I'm seeking his revenge.

I wanted to be the reasonable voice of revenge for what I'd seen [my father] life come to.

After 'Born to Run,' I had a reaction to my good fortune. With success, it felt like a lot of people who'd come before me lost some essential part of themselves. My greatest fear was that success was going to change or diminish that part of myself.

Once you get into the book, you've got to constantly find your - the rhythm of your prose. And it ends up being quite a musical experience either way.

I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician and songwriter.