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Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
American Musician
Born: Nov 22, 1950
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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. Steven Van Zandt
Great Working Together Together Sports Army People Some People Stronger Band Members Some More Winning Highly Combination Like Becomes Band Members Than Just Apart Working Team Special Unique Unit Elements Specialized Bond
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
You First Live Rule About Records Learn Rock Rock And Roll Making Go Roll Craft Order Which Then Should Second
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. Steven Van Zandt
Democracy You Human Being Simple Dictatorship Single Live Fathers Our Corporate Kind Responsible Simple Fact Fact Intended Human Beholden Being Hold Anything Certainly Reason Founding Founding Fathers
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. Steven Van Zandt
Needs World Master Immediate Relief Responsible Emergency Boss True Disaster Execution Around Commander Anticipation Person Efforts Urgent Rescue Czar
Reach for greatness, nothing less. And make sure you have some fun along the way. Steven Van Zandt
You Nothing Way Some Along Reach Make Sure Greatness Less Fun
Netflix completely shook up the world. Steven Van Zandt
World Netflix Up Shook
Timing really is nearly everything. And what it isn't, circumstance makes up for. Steven Van Zandt
Timing Everything Circumstance Makes Up Really Nearly
You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a bad person. They probably want to do the right thing. But they can't. Steven Van Zandt
Day You Do The Right Thing Job Think Right Thing All Day Bad He He Or She She Person Get May Want The Right Thing Working Your Congressman Right Thing
A lot of the idealism of the Sixties was spot on, from the environmentalism to the war to the Civil Rights movement, the women's rights movement, you name it. Steven Van Zandt
War You Rights Women Rights Movement Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Environmentalism Idealism Name Spot Lot Movement Sixties
I did 10 years on 'Sopranos,' but the whole craft of acting is relatively new to me. I'm still learning that, and I'll be learning that forever. Steven Van Zandt
Me Learning Relatively New Sopranos Still Years Forever Did Craft Acting Whole
I was a gambler when I was a kid, so when we got to Las Vegas, it was like Mecca. Steven Van Zandt
Kid Vegas Like Got Gambler Mecca Las Vegas
Rock n' roll is a participatory sport. Steven Van Zandt
Participatory Sport Rock Rock-N-Roll Roll
Being a rock n' roll star ain't a part-time gig. Steven Van Zandt
Gig Part-Time Rock Rock-N-Roll Roll Being Star
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. Steven Van Zandt
Good Few Films Kevin Costner High Eastwood High Percentage Percentage Directing Costner Remarkably Share Beatty Name Particular Most Unusually Tradition George Clint George Clooney Clint Eastwood Very Clooney Personal Established Being Them Meaning Warren Warren Beatty Actor Recently Kevin
I was obsessed with politics in the '80s. I've recovered and I'm feeling much better now, thank you. Steven Van Zandt
Politics You Better Feeling Thank You Recovered Better Now Obsessed Thank Much Now
I've always considered the government taking one out of every two dollars I earn absolute tyranny. Steven Van Zandt
Government Tyranny Every Earn Considered Out Absolute Taking Always Dollars Two
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. Steven Van Zandt
Band Everything Record Having Takes Like Know Make Makes How Sound Interact Happen Should
My lifelong friend and mentor Frank Barsalona is gone. And the music business as we knew it went with him. Steven Van Zandt
Music Business Gone Music Business Frank Mentor Lifelong Knew Him Friend
Young fans want to know about the past and older fans also want to find new music. Steven Van Zandt
Music Fans Past Young Older Find About New Know Also New Music Want
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. Steven Van Zandt
You People Dance Club Energy Kids Stays Whether Your Whole Compel Playing Career
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. Steven Van Zandt
Time Great Quality World Rest Lose Every Great Artist Every Time Jim Our Jimi Hendrix Our Lives Diminished Redding Without Sam Sam Cooke Artist Different Janis Joplin Cooke Brian Hendrix Different World Lives
Rock n' roll is our religion, and we will continue to lose disciples as we go, but we pick up the fallen flag and keep moving forward, bringing forth the good news that our heroes have helped create, their bodies lost, but their spirits and their good work everlasting. Steven Van Zandt
Work Good News Religion Moving Forward Keep Moving Forward Heroes Will Good News Good Work Lose Lost Keep Moving Our Spirits Pick Disciples Rock Fallen Go Rock-N-Roll Continue Up Roll Flag Moving Forth Create Bodies Forward Helped Keep Everlasting Bringing
You can trace the E Street Band directly back to the Rascals. Steven Van Zandt
You Band Back Rascals Directly Trace Street
I played around with the idea of touring with a soul revue, with Smokey Robinson, Sam Moore, Darlene Love, people like that. Steven Van Zandt
Love Soul People Moore Touring Idea Like Robinson Around Smokey Sam Played
Once Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings are not cool on country radio, it's time for a new format. Steven Van Zandt
Time Country Once Cash Johnny Johnny Cash New Format Cool Radio
Life should never be boring. Steven Van Zandt
Life Boring Never Should
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