David Senra

I am the backup.

Bruce is saying the exact same thing.

I was all I had.

I had only one talent.

I was not a natural genius.

I would have to use every ounce of what was in me, my cunning, my musical skills, my showmanship, my intellect, my heart, my willingness, night after night to push myself harder to work with more intensity than the next guy just to survive in the world that I lived in.

As I sat there in the pitch black,

i knew when we got home there would have to be changes made and one of these things is he realizes he doesn't want to be part of a band he is not made for democracy he needs control he understands that about himself but he also understands about his industry he says only the luckiest bands don't grow apart everyone moves differently and no two musicians commitment is exactly the same he says i declare democracy and band names dead

I was leading the band, playing, singing and writing everything we did.

If I was going to carry the workload and responsibility, I might as well assume the power.

I didn't want to get into any more decision-making squabbles or have any confusion about who set the creative direction of my music.

I wanted the freedom to follow my muse without unnecessary argument.

From now on, the buck would stop here.

I look back on this as being one of the smartest decisions of my young life.

It is Bruce Springsteen.

He's going to be signed as a solo artist.

It is Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

He says,

And he's willing to risk failure to do this.

And he talks about, you know, he uses a perfect example of how dangerous democracy could be in a band.