I love Asbury Park. It's like the Liverpool of America.
— Clarence Clemons
I'm a Gaga-ite.
The night before a show, I don't sleep. Really. I've been doing this for 30 years, and the night before a show, I still don't sleep.
When you go backstage at a Bruce Springsteen show, you don't see a circus.
Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.' But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like 'We Shall Overcome.'
What you did, nobody wants to know about it, unless you did something exciting.
Death is not just the end, it's the beginning.
The age thing is just a number.
How many ways can you cut a steak? How many ways can a chord go? I've been in this business so long, I know how to cut it.
I always had this vision of what I wanted to do in life.
Of all the surgeries I've had, there's not much left to operate on. I am totally bionic.
I know that one day I'm going to die. I want to accomplish as much as I can before I do.
Sometimes you just do things and let your natural self become a part of what you're doing.
It's a crazy world, so I meditate for 20 minutes. I also meditate for 20 minutes before a concert.
Money is a hazard.
I don't care about the gold records and all of that stuff. I care about what we do onstage, and the joy that we bring to people.
I'll never be rude to another news person. It's a tough job, a thankless job. You really have to get out there and grovel to get your story.
Asbury Park's a special place for me. It's where I really began playing.
I never thought I'd be a, quote, 'rock & roll star.'
Everybody calls me Big Man.
When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it.
It's sad to see these old buildings go because they have so many memories, and it's a real personal kind of thing when you play these places. It's part of our history just gone.
Tell-all books are boring.
When you die, we go back to the white energy of all the white energy: white heat that's flung against the sky and becomes a star.
It takes a village to run the Big Man - a village of doctors.
Through all the hardships and all the operations and all the hospitals, all that stuff each part of my life, there's been some goodness, some greatness that comes in here and helps me to be strong, to continue what I'm doing.
I hung out in the Baltimore area a lot. My biggest memory was playing football against Morgan. That was, like, 'Forget about it,' that was a really big thing. They used to kick our butts all the time.
All this pain is going to come back and make me stronger.
When a fan says, 'Man, you saved my life; I heard 'Jungleland'... and I cried... and I felt joy in my life again,' that's my hall of fame.
I'm blessed with nice legs, but I see lots of guys with big upper bodies and pencil legs.
Working out has always been a way of life for me.
When I go out before a crowd, I ask God to give me inspiration to be the light.
I've been thinking about a cookbook. I've been making notes and promising myself I'll do it some day. I have an idea for a cookbook and music together.
I have faith in the judicial system.
To me, music is a river. I have lived my life beside the river. Every day, I get up and look at the river. I watch it and notice when it rises and falls.
I visualize what I do before I do it. Visualizing makes me better.
We had to play both ways on the field, so I was offensive center and defensive end.
Of course, you get exhausted. You want to pass out. I came close a couple of times. But you're filled with something, that feedback that comes from the audience.
The Philadelphia audiences, they're like our home crowd.
I couldn't really trust anyone. Not completely.
I'm always in the market for my acting.
I've been pretty blessed. Sometimes it comes in disguise.
Going through all of this physical stuff, it's been a tough job. But I've loved every second of my life.
I didn't think I'd ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But... watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me. Because, in my mind, I can do all that stuff.
God will give you no more than you can handle.
It's love. It's two men - two strong, very virile men - finding that space in life where they can let go enough of their masculinity to feel the passion of love and respect and trust. Friendships are based on those things, and you seal it with a kiss.
I'm like the Bionic Man.
I'd rather somebody punch me in the face than drop my sax.
Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to it as the Church of What's Happening Now.
Cooking is an art form, a creative thing.
