
Legendary rocker and bona fide American icon Bob Seger stopped by earlier today for lunch. Over turkey sandwiches and pasta salad, Seger, who is in New York City on tour in support of his new album Face the Promise (his first since 1995’s It’s a Mystery) discussed everything from the hard times that characterized his early career, to the thrill of playing before huge crowds again. He also sat down with RollingStone.com for an exclusive one-on-one interview. We’ll have that video for you early next week, but in the meantime, check out our favorite quotes from today’s lunch.
- On the thrill of being back on the road after a ten-year-plus absence: “We’re a sports team, we’re in season and every night we win.”
- On the girl who inspired “Night Moves”: “She knows who she is. She was my first love.”
- On the lean early years of his career, which were characterized by insane amounts of touring: “We called ourselves truck drivers moonlighting as musicians.”
- On how he comes to the decision to release a new album: “When I have twelve great songs…or when they set a release date and I can’t change it.”
- On how his family encouraged him to get back on the road: “The family wanted to tour. They wanted to see dad onstage — you know you’re supposed to be famous. Now they want to come out every night.”
- On some of his favorite moments onstage: “‘Hollywood Nights’ becomes really wild, but at my age, sixty percent of the time I’m just trying to remember the lyrics.”
[photo by David Atlas]

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