I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.

Sometimes you just do things and let your natural self become a part of what you're doing.

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.'

Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do.

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.

The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. That's where the music lives. That's where my music comes from.

When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it.

I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

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.