The years rolled slowly past and I found myself alone. Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends, I found myself further and further from my home.
BOB SEGERThe years rolled slowly past and I found myself alone. Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends, I found myself further and further from my home.
BOB SEGERI work my back ’til it’s racked with pain, the boss can’t even recall my name.
BOB SEGERMy walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light, and I held firmly to what I felt was right.
BOB SEGERI write a lot of songs people don’t hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish ’em all. I don’t think there’s a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.
BOB SEGERHe spent all night staring down at the lights on L.A., wondering if he ever could go home.
BOB SEGERI write probably 80 percent of my stuff over the winter.
BOB SEGERMake a destination of the greater truth.
BOB SEGERLater in the evening when you lie awake in bed with the echoes from the amplifiers ringing in your head.
BOB SEGERI had the opportunity to be around my kids a lot. I guess I could have kept working, but I had them when I was 47. You only get to see all this stuff once. I just chose to work at home and watch them.
BOB SEGEREvery now and then you’ll nail one that’s really, really special. And that’s what you live for.
BOB SEGERIf I want to work, I can. If I want to play golf, or ride my motorcycle, I can. But the rest of it is family. Sometimes you’re not really needed by your family, but you’re there. And my kids like to know I’m there.
BOB SEGEROut past the cornfields where the woods got heavy, out in the back seat of my ’60 Chevy. Workin’ on mysteries without any clues, workin’ on our night moves.
BOB SEGERUp with the sun. Gone with the wind.
BOB SEGERI was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler.
BOB SEGERI’d rather make music than tour.
BOB SEGERIt was 22 years of work in a row, right up until 1987. Twenty-two years in a row-either on tour, writing an album, or recording an album. It wasn’t until 1987 that I was able to take a breath.
BOB SEGER