T-Bone Burnett once said that much of rock music is simply someone going wahhh daddy.
Bruce SpringsteenI had tried to go to college, and I didn't really fit in. I went to a real narrow-minded school where people gave me a lot of trouble, and I was hounded off the campus - I just looked different and acted different, so I left school.
Bruce SpringsteenThe songs themselves do broaden out as time passes and take on subtly different meanings, take on more meaning, I find.
Bruce SpringsteenI never knew anybody who was unhappy with their job and was happy with their life. It's your sense of purpose. Now, some people can find it elsewhere. Some people can work a job and find it some place else.
Bruce Springsteen'Darkness on the Edge of Town' came out of a huge body of work that had tons of very happy songs.
Bruce SpringsteenI looked at myself, and I just said, well, you know, I can sing but I'm not the greatest singer in the world. I can play guitar very well, but I'm not the greatest guitar player in the world... And so I said, well, if I'm going to project an individuality, it's going to have to be in my writing.
Bruce Springsteen