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" I was very lucky with 'The Sopranos.' "
Steven Van Zandt
Lucky
Very
The Sopranos
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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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" There are... certainly more innovations on 'Revolver'... but the truth of the matter is 'Sgt. Pepper' has something that was just completely different and unique at that moment. "
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" I am Italian. Springsteen's mostly Italian, too. We're both Italians with Dutch names, one of the many things we have in common. "
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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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" 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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" I learned a lot from Bruce Springsteen and David Chase. "
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" The simple fact is we do not live in a democracy. Certainly not the kind our Founding Fathers intended. We live in a corporate dictatorship represented by, and beholden to, no single human being you can reason with or hold responsible for anything. "
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" C-17s should be ready to go at various military bases around the world packed with water, food, medical supplies, sleeping bags and tents, all prepared to be air dropped in alongside soldiers and doctors to begin relief efforts. "
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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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" I'll never understand why people somehow support pollution. It's completely irrational, and I don't get it. Somewhere along the line, they bought into this fiction that one has to choose between the environment and business, which is just a complete falsehood and absurd. "
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" This conversation with the audience has been going on since, what, '72, '73... Sometimes it's like a conversation after dinner with friends. You're in a restaurant, and you got there at 8 o'clock. Suddenly, you realize it's midnight. Where did the time go? You're enjoying the conversation. It's sort of a natural, organic conversation. "
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You
Time
Restaurant
" Go out and support your local rock n' roll band. "
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Rock
Local
Go
" To walk into a studio, for me, is just like walking onto a beach or something. "
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Beach
Just
" 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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Fun
Words
People
" They legislate fatherhood in Norway. It's not an option. That's a shocking thing to us in America. "
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Shocking
Thing
Us
" 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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Saying
You
Job
" 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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" 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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You
Learn
" I've always considered the government taking one out of every two dollars I earn absolute tyranny. "
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Earn
Always
Two
" You're either on the Republican team or the Democratic team, and all that matters is that your team wins. Judging by history, regardless of which team wins, the people always lose. "
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People
Team
You
" 'Sopranos' was a fascinating moment, just catching our whole culture by surprise, a fun ride to be on while I'm learning the craft. "
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Moment
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" 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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" I don't wake up every day and just write to write. I only write with purpose. "
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Write
Day
" My mother remarried when I was young, and my stepfather adopted me. "
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Mother
" 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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" I think I'm one of the few people who have experienced New Jersey becoming fashionable twice in a lifetime. "
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" I've always had a reluctance to meet my heroes. "
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Reluctance
Meet
Heroes
" I need a big picture. I can't just do a collection of songs; that doesn't work for me. "
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