Springsteen on that record started writing less about having your wind in your hair and turning the radio up and more about being dragged down by adult things. Regular people trying to get ahead. A little less mythical and romantic, and more real. It's a really spectacular record for that reason.
Craig FinnThere are nights when I think that Sal Paradise was right / Boys and Girls in America / Have such a sad time together.
Craig FinnSometimes things reveal themselves to you a little bit. I think it was Joan Didion that said, "We write to find out what we're thinking." And sometimes that happens.
Craig FinnAt forty-one, now I think it would be really cool to have an A&R guy say, "You know what? I don't think you've got this album sequenced right."
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