Steven Van Zandt Quotes

American - Musician | November 22, 1950 -

I've always considered the government taking one out of every two dollars I earn absolute tyranny.

Steven Van Zandt

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As most of the population suffers through life, barely surviving, disappointed and confused day after day, hopeless, wondering what happened to their strong and beautiful country, it is in the media's power to restore, if not some of our quality of life, at least a bit of our peace of mind.

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LifePowerBeautifulQualityDay

I'm a real band guy, you know? I'm really good at certain things, and the band stuff is one of them.

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GoodYouKnowBandRealGuy

I know what it takes to make a band, how they should interact, what makes a record sound like it's a band - everything having to do with a band, I happen to be into.

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KnowBandSoundEverythingHappen

My lifelong friend and mentor Frank Barsalona is gone. And the music business as we knew it went with him.

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FriendBusinessMusicMentorHim

The British invasion was the most important event of my life. I was in New Jersey and the night I saw the Beatles changed everything. I had seen Elvis before and he had done nothing for me, but these guys were in a band.

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LifeMeNightMy LifeNewDone

Young fans want to know about the past and older fans also want to find new music.

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MusicPastFindNewKnowYoung

It's become uncool to play other people's songs, and that's absurd. It has got to change. It's the reason why everything's so mediocre.

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ChangePeoplePlayWhyBecomeGot

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.

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LiveRock And RollLearnYouRock

The energy that comes when you compel people to dance stays with you your whole career - whether you are playing to 100,000 people at Glastonbury or 1,000 kids in a club.

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DancePeopleEnergyYouCareerClub

The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist. It's a different world without Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Curtis Mayfield, Brian Jones and the rest.

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You can trace the E Street Band directly back to the Rascals.

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