“Your desperation has to be greater than your fear.”

Bruce Springsteen, WTF with Marc Maron

~ 39:45 mark

Context

Maron and Springsteen are discussing fear and overcoming it:

Maron:
It seems like you really had a very practical way of addressing fear. I have to assume it was there…

Springsteen:
Of course!

Maron:
But did you ever have those nights where you go up (on stage) and it’s like “This isn’t…”

Springsteen:
Yea, of course, but your desperation has to be greater than your fear. *pause*

Your desperation, your hunger, your desire, your ego, your ambition has to be greater than your fear of complete humiliation. And so as long you have that equation correctly balanced… you’re going out there, my friend *chuckles*, no matter what happens! Because you have to!