I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music was about a loss of innocence, theres innocence contained in you but theres also innocence in the process of being lost. – Bruce Springsteen
And whether youre drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent. – Bruce Springsteen
Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music. – Bruce Springsteen
The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with. – Bruce Springsteen
Pop stardom is not very compelling. Im much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music, and theres no pomp and circumstance to the performance. Theres no, like, Ill be the rock star, you be the adulating fan. – Ani DiFranco
Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The marketing immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder. – Jean Baudrillard