Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, known to all as 'The Boss', due to his influence on the world of rock music as a singer-songwriter, songwriter and guitarist, but also for being a great personality and for his iconic scandals. Although that has not prevented it from achieving maximum success within the music industry with more than 120 million records sold and various awards such as Grammys and even an Oscar.
Bruce Springsteen's greatest quotes
Next we will know the 90 best quotes from Bruce Springsteen to reflect on or look at life in a different way.
one. Friendship stops you from falling into the abyss.
Friendship is very powerful.
2. It's that thing on stage, that quick moment you live for.
Talking about his experience on stage.
3. I was the only person I had ever met who had a record deal.
A singer who managed to achieve success.
4. We choose the words and yes, we draw the lines.
Our words can condemn us or drive us forward.
5. I have the feeling that the night you look at your audience and you don't see yourself, and the night the audience looks at you and doesn't see themselves reflected in you, it's all over.
Every artist should keep the public's love of her
6. Youth lives on hope; old age, of memory.
Differences between youth and old age.
7. In the past, some of the songs that were the funniest, and the most entertaining and balanced, fell by the wayside, because he was worried about what he was going to say and how he was going to say it.
We tend to worry too much, instead of letting things flow.
8. It doesn't last, but it's the reason you live.
The little moments are the ones that are most enjoyed.
9. There is a true patriotism underlying the best of my music, but it is critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.
Everyone has their own patriotism.
10. There was just no way this house could hold both of us.
Coexistence is not always successful for a couple.
eleven. Rock came to me when it seemed there was no escape possible and opened up a world of possibilities for me.
Rock was his lifeline.
12. Getting an audience is hard.
It is not an easy path for an artist.
13. Sometimes I go back to read my school books and I realize that they have no contact with real life, they don't teach anything that you are going to need in life.
Education in schools is very limited.
14. In music, Frank Sinatra provided the voice, Elvis Presley provided the body... Bob Dylan provided the brain.
Speaking of those who set a precedent in music.
fifteen. The first day I remember seeing myself in a mirror and being able to bear what I saw was the day I held a guitar in my hand.
We tend to accept ourselves when we realize the power of our talent.
16. I grew up with a very large family, with many aunts. We had about five or six houses on a street.
An extended family.
17. I guess we were too much of the same type.
It is necessary to be different to highlight.
18. It seemed to me that the people around me in town were not going anywhere.
Sometimes you have to change places to move forward.
19. Music is immortal for me.
Music will always exist.
twenty. We learned more from a three minute song than what we learned in school.
A very true fact. Has this happened to you?
twenty-one. Thanks Bob. I want to tell you that I wouldn't be here if it hadn't been for you, to tell you that there's no one who doesn't have to be grateful to you and, to steal a line from one of your songs -whether you like it or not-: You were the brother who I never had.
Thoughts to Bob Dylan.
22. There isn't a note I play on stage that can't be traced directly back to my mother and father.
Her parents were her greatest source of inspiration
23. Pessimism and optimism clash on my records, the tension between them is what is at stake, what lights the fire.
We all have moments where we are optimistic and pessimistic.
24. I can't see anything in front of me; I can't see anything behind.
There are times when we feel lost.
25. Mom always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But mom, that's where the fun is.
A reference to the allure of getting into trouble.
26. Most bands don't work. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.
Your opinion about bands.
27. I push my way through this darkness; I can't feel anything but this chain that binds me.
Find your way in the dark until you find the light.
28. I have spent my life judging the distance between the American reality and the American dream.
Not everyone achieves the long-awaited 'American dream'.
29. At the age of eight, when I first heard the Drifters on the radio, I discovered that there was more truth in a single song than in anything I had been taught in school.
The moment where it all began.
30. If I could catch a single moment with my hands…
What is that moment that you would like to keep forever?
31. To this day, in any great rock music that is made there is always a shadow of Bob Dylan.
A token of your admiration for Bob Dylan.
32. I looked back: my father, my grandfather, all my ancestors had spent their lives working in a factory.
Her hard-working ancestors.
33. Over the years, you become more spiritual. Partly because you are closer to the other world… I still feel attracted to the Catholic religion.
How perception changes over the years.
3. 4. When it comes to luck, you make your own.
Luck depends on our effort.
35. Marriage and children provide more emotional flexibility and allow you to get along with other people's lives.
The benefits of family life.
36. I looked at myself and said, 'Well, you know, I can sing, but I'm not the best singer in the world.'
You don't need to be perfect at something to be able to do it with satisfaction.
37. This is what I try to tell people: find your own roots and be responsible for your lives.
Valuable advice.
38. Bono is one of the few musicians who project his faith and his ideals into the real world, in a way that is true to rock's initial implications of freedom, of connection, of the possibility of building something better.
Talking about Bono's job.
39. I realized that things weren't going to be any different for me if I didn't do something about it.
Do you want something different in your life? Then make a change.
40. We gotta get out while we're young 'cause bums like us baby were born to run.
Youth must be harnessed.
41. There where someone fights for their dignity, for equality, for being free… look into their eyes.
You have to surround yourself with honest people.
42. Without Bob, The Beatles wouldn't have made Seargent Pepper, the Sex Pistols wouldn't have made God Save the Queen, and U2 wouldn't have made Pride in the Name of Love.
In short, the idol that started it all was Dylan.
43. I can play the guitar very well, but I'm not the best guitarist in the world. So I said, 'Well, if I'm going to project individuality, it's going to have to be in my writing.'
Do not see only your weaknesses. Focus on your strengths.
44. A good song acquires more meaning as the years go by.
Good songs never die.
Four. Five. I never felt that I had enough personal style to continue being just a guitarist.
Being a guitarist means having a great style.
46. Faith is essential, and so is doubt. You don't get anywhere with just one of these two things.
Two elements that should walk with you.
47. You drive in a limo the first time, it's a great thrill, but after that it's just a stupid car.
Luxuries can lose their value when you discover their nature.
48. He is a sad man, my friend, who lives in his own skin and cannot bear company.
Loneliness can be self-imposed.
49. The past is never the past. It is always present. And you better keep that in mind in your life and in your daily experience, or it will catch you. It will catch you very badly.
Never leave the lessons of the past behind.
fifty. The older you get, the more it means.
Some things change as we age.
51. That snare hit at the beginning of the song sounded like someone kicked open the door of your mind.
Your feeling before a song.
52. I can't say I'm sorry for the things we did; At least for a while, sir, she and I had some fun.
Even though there is nothing now, never forget the moments you enjoyed.
53. At this point, I don't need my records to be number one or sell as many as this person or that person. That's not fundamentally important: I don't think that sustains you.
When you're at the top and you've been there for a while, you can relax.
54. If Elvis freed my body, Dylan freed my mind.
A great inspiration for the singer.
55. We all have stories that we are living and telling ourselves.
Every person has a story to share.
56. Show a little faith, there's magic in the night; You're not pretty, but you're fine.
Never stop believing in yourself.
57. What is true is too simple, but you always arrive at it through the most complicated.
There is nothing that takes us more work than simplicity.
58. I can't imagine not doing this. For me it is a primary vital force.
When you love doing something, it becomes a part of your life.
59. But I think your whole life is a process of sorting through some of those first messages you received.
As we grow we can see the meaning and significance of past events.
60. Adult life is faced with an enormous number of questions that have no answers.
Adulthood also has its challenges.
61. I will love you with all the madness of my soul.
Love is intense.
62. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
In conflicts, those who are most affected are always those around them.
63. Until I realized that rock music was my connection to the rest of the human race, I felt like I was dying, for some reason, and I didn't know why.
Bruce's personal thoughts on his music and life
64. One day we will look back and everything will seem funny.
Over time, worries become less important.
65. So he let the mystery settle in my music. I don't deny anything, I don't defend anything, I just live with it.
Living spontaneously.
66. In third grade, a nun put me in a trash can under my desk because she said that's where I belonged.
There are people who hurt you with the excuse of giving you a lesson.
67. When I come home from a tour, I wonder what story needs to be told, what can I say to a 15-year-old boy and a 70-year-old old man.
Questions you ask yourself about your music.
68. Fame, on a good day, is like receiving a friendly nod from a stranger. But, on a bad day, it's like a long walk home, and when you get there, there's no one to greet you.
Fame in its two facets.
69. Fanaticism consists in redoubling the effort, after having forgotten the goal.
Your opinion on fanaticism.
70. If you're good, you're always looking over your shoulder.
Sometimes talent makes us proud.
71. I'm stranded in the jungle, taking all the heat they were giving me.
The comfort zone is deceptive.
72. And your strength is devastating against all these odds. Remember how I made you wait when it was my turn to be the god.
We cannot get rid of the feeling of revenge.
73. He played in front of every audience imaginable: a black audience, white audiences, fire fairs, police balls, in front of supermarkets, bars, weddings, drive-ins. I had seen it all before entering a recording studio.
Working before becoming known.
74. I had tried to go to college, and I didn't really fit in.
It seems college isn't for everyone.
75. We didn't go out to hang out, but to play the best concert ever played.
For Bruce, every concert was equally important.
76. At my age, you don't have to do so many things to stay in shape.
It is important to take care of your he alth at every age.
77. You're never wrong in rock and roll if you're pissed off.
Rock feeds on anger.
78. You can't have a United States if you tell some people they can't get on the train.
Talking about discrimination.
79. More than rich, more than famous, more than happy… he wanted to be great.
The feeling of being someone important in the world.
80. The night is dark but the sidewalk is bright and lined with the light of the living.
Do you walk down the street or on the sidewalk?
81. I go for a walk two or three times a week… I continue to lift weights, but in a very moderate way, three or four times a week, in short series. That's all I need now.
Your exercise routine.
82. Talk about a dream, try to make it come true.
If you have a dream, hold on to it.
83. Rock'n Roll slows down aging!
Rock keeps us forever young.
84. The best music is the kind that exists essentially to give us something else to see the world with.
With music we also learn valuable lessons.
85. There is a breaking point at which a society collapses.
Injustices and repression, for example.
86. Every fool has a reason to feel sorry for himself and turn his heart to stone.
When we feel sorry for ourselves, we close ourselves off from others.
87. I went to a very narrow school, where people gave me a lot of trouble, and chased me off campus – I just looked different and acted different, so I dropped out.
Not a very good experience at school.
88. You make your music, and then you try to find the audience that is there for it.
First the music and then the audience.
89. Now I don't know what was always with us.
There are relationships that are complicated but leave us marked.
90. It is not a sin to be glad to be alive.
Enjoy your life and don't listen to other people's criticism.