David Senra

That we'd disappear.

They didn't understand they were dealing with men without homes, lives, any practical skills or talents that could bring a reliable paycheck in the straight world.

We had nowhere to go and we loved music.

This was going to be it.

There was no going back.

This is when he starts working on his third album.

This is what we see in that documentary Defiant Ones.

This is the album Born to Run, which he obviously names this book after.

This is why you see that fierce work ethic in the documentary.

This is what Bruce was trying to do.

I wanted to craft a record that sounded like the last record on earth, like the last record you might hear, like the last one you would ever need to hear.

And what he understands even this early in his career is

He wants longevity.

He wants durability.

He does not want what is prevalent in the rest of his industry.

This is excellent writing on longevity and durability.

This is obviously my obsession.

I'm obsessed with people that do things for a long time and they do them at the highest levels.

But if you want to burn bright, hard, and long, you will need to depend upon more than your initial instincts.

You will need to develop some craft and a creative intelligence that will lead you farther when things get dicey.