Springsteen Quotes

Morten is angry with the press, who has cirtisized him for asking to get to check quotes and facts in articles about him. - It`s a direct lie, that I have demanded full editorial controll. I have simply asked to check for fact and that I have been quoted correctly. He feels that artists are often messed with by the press - I have seen Norwegian newspapers boycotting artists for having a photo ban on their concerts. why the fxxxx does the press think that Bruce Springsteen wants a photo ban on his concerts ? Because he does`nt want photoes taken of his performance ? No, it`s so that photos are not missused. It`s the only reason. The press puts in front of them alot principals, but then one can experience to see the pictures on T.shirts and merchandizing . Have you experienced this yourself ? - Yes, i have. The press makes it look like it`s us artists that mess with them, but it`s really the other way around. I do not know any artist that wants the kind of control that the press wrote of yesterday. We only wish for a nice dialog and a minimum of respect.

"Hearing Bruce Springsteen sing Born To Run, you know what his goal was. A man on a mission is a great thing to witness in any form. That`s fantastic and inspiring. I have had moments of worrying about this: I don`t have a mission that has a real focus. I didn`t have a plan when I got into this. My only plan was to tour successfully and be on radio. Now that it`s happening, I`ve thought, `I need a new plan.`"

(On being in the cast of "The Sopranos" (1999) and a member of Bruce Springsteen`s E Street Band) "I am having the experience two times in my life of doing something that makes New Jersey fashionable. What are the odds on that?"

I`m a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they`re my two favorites.

People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every Springsteen song talks about that.

I`m an old rock and roll buff. I love Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.

Every artist who makes it goes through a period where it seems they`re invincible. We`ve seen it with Phil Collins, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and Prince. It just seems like they can`t fail. And then suddenly everything levels off. I knew it when it started happening to me. I was really tired, I knew I was peaking. I knew it was time for someone else to take over. You have to be realistic about these things.

The great thing about Bruce is that he`s exactly as he seems. A great man. (On Bruce Springsteen)

[During his re-election campaign in 1984America`s future rests in a thousand dreams inside our hearts; it rests in the message of hope in songs of a man so many young Americans admire: New Jersey`s own Bruce Springsteen. And helping you make your dreams come true is what this job of mine is all about.

I wanted to make an album that was painfully honest, like (Bruce) Springsteen`s `Tunnel of Love,`

I will always desire to play with Bruce Springsteen. He`s the most inspirational, most dedicated, most committed and most focused artist I`ve ever seen. I like to be around people like that.

I admire Bruce Springsteen because he`s a heroic person who has lots of integrity and has this incredible body of work that is so vital.

I will tell you that I don`t do the pretty boy thing. I`m more often compared to Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Cocker sort of thing.