Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to it as the Church of What's Happening Now.

I don't care about the gold records and all of that stuff. I care about what we do onstage, and the joy that we bring to people.

I've been thinking about a cookbook. I've been making notes and promising myself I'll do it some day. I have an idea for a cookbook and music together.

Cooking is an art form, a creative thing.

I'll never be rude to another news person. It's a tough job, a thankless job. You really have to get out there and grovel to get your story.

I have faith in the judicial system.

Somebody said to me, 'Whenever somebody says your name, a smile comes to their face.' That's a great accolade. I strive to keep it that way.

I have no agenda - just to be loved.

Nobody played instruments in my family. My father got that bug and said he wants his son to play saxophone.

It used to take a day to get over the partying. But I don't party anymore. I don't miss it, either.

I'm a mellow fellow. Nothing much bothers me.

To me, the sax is rock n' roll, even though electric guitars kind of pushed it aside for a while.

More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city public schools who need them most continue to be hit hard with budget cuts.

As long as my mouth, hands, and brain still work, I'll be out there doing it. I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired.

Rock-and-roll, to me, is very serious because we deal with the young people. We deal with people who need something, and that's the same thing that a preacher does. He feeds you something that you need spiritually in your soul and in your makeup.

You had your black bands, and you had your white bands, and if you mixed the two, you found less places to play.

I grew up with a very religious background.

I was a born rock n' roll sax player.

I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.

It's like Liverpool. Everybody went for the music. All the young musicians seemed to gravitate to Asbury Park.

When I walk on stage, it's the 'healing floor.' No matter how bad I'm hurting, I get out there and do it.

The first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe.

When I grew up, there was one music: rock n' roll. Somewhere along the line, there was a separation. I don't know why it happened, but it did happen.

I found out how great the E Street Band is. The reality of a band that you can't scoop aside, can't put in a corner.