Springsteen on the Vote for Change Tour:

From brucespringsteen.net: "I felt like I couldn't have written the music I've written, and been on stage singing about the things that I've sung about for the last twenty five years and not take part in this particular election," said Bruce Springsteen.

From RollingStone.com: "This is one of the most critical elections of my lifetime," Springsteen says, "certainly since I was a young man. I've built up twenty-five years of credibility, hopefully, with my audience. That's something I've tried to put to good use when called upon. It's also something I don't expend lightly."