Bruce Springsteen Quotes

I am my therapist, and I analyze what's happening and if I'm being hurt in the process. The result is songs that are very emotional, very deep, although I try to write them generally so they won't alienate the listener.

I have all these friends who just love therapy, and I always say the reason that I'm absolutely not in therapy is because then I wouldn't have anything to write.

Writing on 'Love' is so steeped in self-analysis. The writer's room can feel like therapy.

If I'm kind of sad or depressed, it doesn't necessarily help me to write a song about exactly what I'm depressed about.

If you're going to write a memoir, try to be as honest and open as you can.

My books are written from personal experience, from memories, and from stories that come to me from all places.

I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis.

Anyone who has problems, or worries, anyone who laughs and cries, anyone who feels can write. It's only talking on paper... talking about the things that matter to us.

The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.

I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or sometimes it can be someone who's close to me.

Experiences are like hoarded gold. Whenever I dole out a piece of my private suffering, that is when I get letters from all over the world.

People think my work is therapeutic. I don't see it that way. It's not like I'm saving money from a weekly therapy visit by writing down my life.

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships.

I'm happy, I would say that I'm one of the happiest people I know but I've certainly had periods of profound sadness, depression and heartache and those are the kind of things that are interesting to me to write about.

I myself have been in therapy. Repeatedly.

Emotional messiness is my reason for life. In acting, it's so important.

Whatever I'm feeling, whatever I'm going through, whatever mood I'm in... If I'm feeling like dancing or clubbing, then it will be reflected in the music. If I'm feeling dark and vulnerable, then it will reflect in the music, too.

You write these vulnerable songs as a sort of therapy, but if you don't confront people on a daily basis, it's not reality. There's still a bit of separation there.

It's never a surprise to me that a job that I'm doing reflects what I'm going through or what I'm thinking about.

Writing is a type of therapy for me. I'm always trying to break down what happened, and why I felt a certain way.

I've always viewed writing as an outlet for being vulnerable and all that comes with that. You are able to let things all out.

Writing my first book, 'Beautiful,' was the time that I was able to write the truth of it - that I was despairing at times, that I got depressed and felt like I couldn't cope. Writing became about being honest.

I feel like when I say something sad, I mean it.

All my songs are based on personal experience, and 'Lost Without You' came out fully born.

Coming off 'Reflection,' what we really wanted to do was be more vulnerable.