When you die, we go back to the white energy of all the white energy: white heat that's flung against the sky and becomes a star.

It's love. It's two men - two strong, very virile men - finding that space in life where they can let go enough of their masculinity to feel the passion of love and respect and trust. Friendships are based on those things, and you seal it with a kiss.

Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.' But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like 'We Shall Overcome.'

I found out how great the E Street Band is. The reality of a band that you can't scoop aside, can't put in a corner.

When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it.

I'll never be rude to another news person. It's a tough job, a thankless job. You really have to get out there and grovel to get your story.