Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteenis an American musician, singer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He is best known for his work with his E Street Band. Nicknamed "The Boss", Springsteen is widely known for his brand of poetic lyrics, Americana, working class and sometimes political sentiments centered on his native New Jersey, his distinctive voice and his lengthy and energetic stage performances, with concerts from the 1970s to the present decade running over three hours in length...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth23 September 1949
CityLong Beach, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.
The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.
You can't start a fire Worrying 'bout your little world falling apart This gun's for hire Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Is there anybody alive out there?
Use it, Rosie, that's what it's there for.
She's a walkin', talkin' reason to live.
You can't kill your way to security and you can't lead by scaring people.
You'll walk with me out on the wire, cuz baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider, but I gotta know how it feels... I want to know love is wild, babe, I want to know love is real.
The Clash were a major influence on my own music. They were the best rock 'n' roll band. Thanks, Joe.
Walk tall, or baby don't walk at all.
I know I ain't nobody's bargain, but hell a little touchup and a little paint...
At night I wake up with my sheets soaking wet and a freight train running through the middle of my head.
I had tried to go to college, and I didn't really fit in. I went to a real narrow-minded school where people gave me a lot of trouble, and I was hounded off the campus - I just looked different and acted different, so I left school.