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" When I'm writing Broadway, it's for a character, a man, a woman, an old guy, a kid. In the band, you're talking in your own voice in the lyrics, saying what you think or feel. On Broadway, you're expressing that through a character. "

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" We really earned our keep by going door to door, going to every town, playing in every club. "

" Whether you're black or white, you're a human - and that's what matters. "

" The Broadway run of 'Memphis' has been like going to the moon. It was so great to actually open at the Shubert Theatre and then amazing to be nominated for eight Tonys and attend all the luncheons and events. "

" There's no way you can imagine going from kids in high school to being the best band in the world. "

" 'Memphis' lives in me, and I'm bringing it around the world. "

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" We have to play 'Livin' on a Prayer,' 'Bad Medicine.' We have to play them, and we want to play them, and that's what we're supposed to do. It's like going to see The Beatles and them not playing your favorite song. It's not the right thing to do. "

" We don't want to just be known for what we did. We want to be known for what we do and what we did. We've been highly productive since 2000 when 'Crush' came out. "

" Why would we want to do an experimental album? That's just selfish. "

" A lot of my friends are doctors, and the difference between me and them is there's no musical emergencies to pull me away from dinner. 'I need the chords for that song right now!' No, it can wait. "

" We keep trying to get better - constantly working at it. We love to tour. I love to play in front of people. You sit there, and everybody's smiling, and you're smiling. It's a good time. "

" There's trials and tribulations in a band. "

" I grew up as one of the few Jews in Edison, and I had people tell me they hated me because of my religion. "

" Glass and wearable technology is an example of another step in consumer-facing innovation that will change how we share the music experience with our fans in the future. "

" People ask me, 'Is there pressure to win a Tony for your next one?' I've got three on my mantelpiece; I'm good. If that's the end of the story, I'm fine. "

David Bryan

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" I don't find writing for the theater that different from writing a rock song. "

" We've always been just an American rock n' roll band. "

" I'd say that 98 percent of the bands we've played with through the years have either broken up or are stuck in some kind of '80s revival now. "

" You start out with your eyes wide open, and you've got dreams, and we worked really, really hard, and ours came true. So - and we're fortunate enough to keep putting out number one records, and we're fortunate enough to get out there and keep playing, and we truly have a blast. "

" Any honor is an honor. You can't really say which one is better than the next, but it's always wonderful when you're honored by your peers for your work. "

" I've been through a lot of experiences in my life being in the biggest band in the world. "

" A musical is really one of the most complicated beasts. It's a play, and there's music... and there's dancing... it's unbelievably satisfying to get something up out of your brain onto a piece of paper ... and start the process and then see it on the stage. "

" We love to make records, and we love to tour. "

" It's really fun to just stretch out and not have any boundaries or just try something for the craft. "

" Usually for the tour, there's about 80 songs in our brain. "

" I think 'Slippery When Wet' was the turning point, where our records represent our energy that we do live. "

" I remember, when I was very young and going to the Fillmore East and watching three of my favorite bands in one night, I'd want a hit. I want to hear the songs that brought them to that pinnacle of success. "

" There's no glamour in stupid mistakes. "

" I don't like it when bands don't want to play that one song everybody wants to hear. I think that's cheating everybody, and I think it's selfish of an artist to do that. "

" I remember that poster of Led Zeppelin with the plane. I had it on my wall when I was a kid. I thought that was the coolest. It amazes me that it came true. "

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