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Let the wealthier countries and corporations of the world fund an Emergency Organization.

The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.

Steven Van Zandt

I was very lucky with 'The Sopranos.'

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Being a rock n' roll star ain't a part-time gig.

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Your celebrity capital rises and falls in any given year. And when you have some - temporarily, usually - you try to use it for some good.

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Garage rock is music for older people with young souls and young people with old souls. It's a certain sensibility, and you may have it when you're 17 or when you're 67.

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For those who are familiar with my work, 'Soulfire' is a return to how most people identify me, which is that soul-meets-rock thing.

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I learned everything I know from leaving the E Street Band. And of course, one of the things I learned is, I never should have left.

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In 'The Sopranos,' these guys know their best years are behind them. They have nostalgia for their old traditions. In their minds, they're looking for a time when loyalty mattered, community mattered. E Street is about community, too. People are looking for something real.

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Within three hours of a disaster event there should be a recon damage assessment of the infrastructure and an educated guess as to the casualties and degree of imminent human peril. Then make the airdrops of supplies and personnel. Simultaneously, Seabees would be dropped in, with lights and generators, to begin rescue efforts.

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There is an established tradition of actors directing films that have a particular, personal meaning for them - Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, and most recently George Clooney to name a few. Remarkably, their films share an unusually high percentage of being very good.

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Once Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings are not cool on country radio, it's time for a new format.

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What the world needs is an Emergency Boss. An Emergency Czar. An Emergency Commander. A true Master Of Disaster. One person completely responsible for the anticipation, immediate reconnaissance, and urgent execution of rescue and relief efforts around the world.

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Boycotts are not something to be taken lightly.

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You want everybody to like your work, but when you look at what's fashionable or trendy, it's pretty obvious that I don't exactly fit.

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The rock era, as I clock it, went from '65 to '94, from 'Like a Rolling Stone' to Kurt Cobain's death.

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'Soulfire' is a collection of stuff I've done in the past. Each song is an element of who I am: There's a doo-wop song on the album; a blues song, R&B and some jazz. For people who are going to be hearing me for the first time, it's an introduction to who I am.

Steven Van Zandt

Let the wealthier countries and corporations of the world fund an Emergency Organization.

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I need a big picture. I can't just do a collection of songs; that doesn't work for me.

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I believe that hundreds of years from now, history will be divided into pre-1960s and post-1960s.

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It's so liberating to play a song in front of 50,000 people that you've never played before. Not something you played a long time ago and have forgotten: Never. Played. Before. There's something magical about it.

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Reach for greatness, nothing less. And make sure you have some fun along the way.

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People want to learn how other people live. It's just human nature.

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They legislate fatherhood in Norway. It's not an option. That's a shocking thing to us in America.

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I tell everybody, if you've got a band that works, it's a miracle. It's never going to be perfect, but if it works on some level, hold on to it with both hands and don't ever let it go.

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Politics, in general, when you're trying to change the world for the better in any kind of way, no matter how small or how big, it's inches.

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I had the wonderful good luck of having Jimmy Gandolfini as my mentor and David Chase as my godfather, two of the most talented guys in the history of television.

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Like most people, I've always felt using words like 'best' when applied to art is a fun way for critics to stay busy at the end of the year, and I guess a good way to help get ratings for awards shows, which is fine.

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Part of the job of being a producer is the Vulcan mind meld, where you listen not to what they're saying but what they mean.

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My father was an ex-Marine Goldwater Republican.

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Before Dylan, before rock became art, it was a wonderful fusion of pop structure and personal statements.

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I met all my heroes on the oldies circuit: Gary U.S. Bonds, Lloyd Price, Little Richard.

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Believe me, if Donald Trump didn't have some point that he's making, hitting home with people, he could not have come this far - as much as a showman as he may be.

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Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.

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The only reason why I made solo records was because I got so obsessed with politics, and that is quite personal. I don't really philosophically believe in solo records.

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I tend to personally judge issue by issue rather than sort of endorsing this football-team mentality that we fall into in this country, where it's all about the team.

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Life should never be boring.

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