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.

The point of being in a band, for instance, isn't to get big; it's about enjoying playing shows.

There's a lot of ways to be honest that don't necessarily involve absolute facts being true. I think that's something I absolutely try to do.

One of the things you do in a band is the more you stay together, the more you play to your strengths.

I don't really pursue writing songs for other people. I guess one of the things I always think about is a good line in a song should be something I can hear myself saying.

Just looking into something kind of analytically can give a lot of ideas.

I don't have a problem rhyming "bar" with "car" - I do it all the time - but sometimes it doesn't feel right.