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    Bruce Springsteen Scales Back Touring for Fears of Poisoning His 'Beautiful' Family Life

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    The ‘Dancing in the Dark’ singer talks about finding the right balance as he’s juggling his busy life as a musician and as a husband and father of three children.

    Mar 27, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Bruce Springsteen had to cut back on the amount of time he spent on the road after becoming a father, because his absence proved to be “poison” to his home life.

    The “Dancing in the Dark” hitmaker shares three kids with his wife, E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, and admits it took him some time to find the right balance between his life as a rock star and as a husband and dad.

    Reflecting on the lessons he learned adjusting to new fatherhood in “Renegades: Born in the USA”, his Spotify podcast with former U.S. President Barack Obama, Springsteen recalled the drastic change he experienced whenever he would return to his New Jersey home.

    “You are the chauffeur! You are the short order cook in the morning,” he told Obama, in a Billboard.com preview. “And the thing is, you’ve got to be in the place in your life where you love it.”

    His role at home couldn’t have been more different than when he was on tour – and calling all the shots. “You get up when you want to. You go in the studio when you want to. You put your record out when you want to,” he said.

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    But he realised he couldn’t continue living that way once they had sons Evan and Sam, and daughter Jessica, who are now all grown up.

    Springsteen explained, “You can say, ‘I’m going to go away for three days, I’m going to go away for three months.’ But if you know, ‘When I go away for three months, it’s bad when I come back… When I go away for three days, it’s OK when I come back,’ I better start going away for three days!”

    “All we knew was that when we passed a certain point, it wasn’t good for our relationship,” he shared of how he and Scialfa eventually settled on the ideal touring schedule to suit their family.

    “We started to split… into other and separate lives…,” he continued. “The things that are destabilising my life, I don’t want those as a part of my life now because they will poison me… And they will poison my beautiful love here, you know? And so we slowly figured all this out together.”

    Episode seven of the podcast, “Renegades: Road vs. Home Life”, debuts on Spotify on Monday (29Mar21).

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      Nick Jonas Hopes to One Day Honor Bruce Springsteen by Portraying Him in a Biopic

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      The one-third of Jonas Brothers additionally thanks The Boss for providing him and his brothers a good role model in giving fans the best experience when they come to his shows.

      Mar 17, 2021

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      Nick Jonas dreams of playing Bruce Springsteen in a movie. The “Jealous” singer hails from The Boss’ home state of New Jersey, and after making his mark as an actor in films like “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and “Midway”, he has his sights set on a biopic.

      Speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on Tuesday, March 16, Nick said, “Growing up in New Jersey, Bruce obviously has a special place in my heart and my creative life, and it is a dream of mine… to play him in a movie one day and tell his story in some way that would be honoring to him and that he could be involved with (sic).”

      Jonas told Lowe that Springsteen has always been a role model, especially the way Bruce connects with his fans.

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      “(I) could only hope to have a career as lengthy as his and as important as his has been to people,” the pop star said. “And that was the thing that really stood out to me after going to a show is just, he’s been a champion for his fans his entire career, and you see it at the shows. It’s about them. Every moment’s about them, them having the best experience, best night of their week, their life, their year, whatever.”

      “Me and the brothers kind of said that about our shows. It’s like, we always want to make sure that our artistic vision comes through and that we’re saying what we want to say, but we also want this to be the best night of our fans’ week or month or year. So we try to bring that same energy and that’s all thanks to Bruce’s model.”

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      Bruce Springsteen and John Legend to Take Part in Clive Davis' Virtual Pre-Grammy Party

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      The first of the two-part celebrations will be held ahead of the 63rd annual ceremony with Alicia Keys, Rod Stewart, P. Diddy, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Hudson being among those sharing their memories.

      Jan 26, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Bruce Springsteen, Barry Gibb, Alicia Keys, and John Legend are among the stars set to join music mogul Clive Davis online for the first of two pre-Grammy Award celebrations.
      The iconic producer is known for hosting extravagant events on the eve of music’s biggest night of the year, and he had already planned to throw a party ahead of the 63rd annual Grammys before it was moved from January 31 to March 14 due to coronavirus concerns.
      Now Davis has decided to press ahead with his January 30 bash, and simply make it a two-part virtual celebration, with the first show featuring 20 of his favourite live performances from previous years.

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      He will also welcome stars including Springsteen, Gibb, Keys, Legend, Rod Stewart, Gladys Knight, Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Hudson to share their memories with Davis, according to the New York Post’s Page Six.
      The industry heavyweight will then hold his second digital event during the new Grammys weekend on March 13.
      A source tells Page Six, “In addition to some extraordinarily insightful interviews with some of the biggest names in music, Clive is compiling a never-before-seen tribute to the greatest live performances of all time – not just from his party. He is keeping everything under wraps until the evening itself but it’s totally over the top.”
      Guests expected to make online appearances for the Grammys eve celebration include “WAP” hitmakers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, Quincy Jones, Cyndi Lauper, and H.E.R.

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      Bruce Springsteen Kicks Off Presidential Inauguration TV Special With Moving Performance

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      The Boss delivers a powerful rendition of ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’, the song he previously performed in 2017 when Barack Obama stepped down as President.

      Jan 22, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Bruce Springsteen opened the “Celebrating America” TV special that ended the presidential inauguration on Wednesday (20Jan21) with a powerful rendition of “Land of Hope & Dreams”.
      Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., The Boss introduced the song he performed in 2017 as Barack Obama stepped down as President, by stating he was proud to be part of the two-hour event staged to celebrate the inauguration of Obama’s Vice-President, Joe Biden, as America’s 46th leader.
      “I’m proud to be here in cold Washington, D.C.,” the rocker said.
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      The special, hosted by Tom Hanks at the National Mall in the capital, also featured performances from Jon Bon Jovi, who sang a cover of the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” from Miami, Florida, Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, the Foo Fighters, and Katy Perry, who closed the show with a powerful rendition of her hit “Firework” as the night sky behind her was lit up.
      Opening his hosting duties, Hanks told viewers, “Tonight, we ponder the United States of America, the practice of democracy, the foundations of a republic, the integrity of our Constitution, the hopes and dreams we all share for a more perfect union.”
      The TV special also featured famous inauguration speeches from American citizens and dignitaries and messages from members of the Armed Forces from across the globe.
      There was also a special moment when the new President addressed the nation before the Lincoln Memorial.

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      Tom Morello Recalls Learning 250 Songs Before Touring With Bruce Springsteen

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      The Rage Against the Machine guitarist opens up he had to learn over 200 songs before going on a tour with the ‘Born to Run’ hitmaker and the E Street Band.

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      AceShowbiz – Tom Morello “learned 250 songs” before his first tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band- but it still wasn’t enough.
      The Rage Against the Machine guitarist – who was part of the “Born to Run” musician’s legendary touring group from 2008 to 2015 – admitted he still felt unprepared for the frontman’s habit of taking random requests from the audience.
      Responding to a fan asking about the “initiation ritual” for the band, he told Uncut magazine, “The E Street Band was one of the greatest live rock bands in the world for 40 years before I played with them, so my main job was not to ruin a perfectly good thing.”
      “I learned 250 songs before departing for the first tour, so I guess that would be the induction. And still, it wasn’t enough.”
      “Bruce would often surprise us by taking requests from the crowd – and sometimes they weren’t even Bruce Springsteen songs. When we were in Australia, we played songs by INXS, the Bee Gees…”
      Tom insisted none of the band members has any idea how the setlist will go, and The Boss would even change the “arrangements” on the fly.

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      He added, “No one in the band knows what the next song is, ever.”
      “And the arrangements of the songs are also not carved in stone, so you never know when it might be time for a guitar solo. It really kept me on my toes.”
      Nowadays, Morello has to keep up with his children, and he admitted his 11-year-old is more into modern hip-hop than rock music.
      He said, “As a young person it’s imperative that you like music that your parents don’t really understand.”
      “In the same way that KISS and Black Sabbath made my mom raise an eyebrow, I raise that same eyebrow, but I have to push it down.”
      “My nine-year-old loves classic rock, for him it’s Zeppelin and Floyd and AC/DC… but sometimes it’s so loud.”

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      Bruce Springsteen Confesses to Using Guitar Gift From Fan to Work on 'Letter to You'

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      The ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ rocker reveals that he picked up the present after visiting former Castiles bandmate George Theiss, who was battling lung cancer, in North Carolina.
      Sep 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Bruce Springsteen recorded tracks for his new album, “Letter to You”, on a guitar gifted him by a fan.
      The “Born in the U.S.A.” rocker recently revealed he knocked out the whole album with the E Street Band in just five days, and now he’s revealing a little more about the session, explaining his guitar of choice was one given to him after a Springsteen on Broadway performance.
      “It looked like a nice guitar, so I jumped in the car with it,” Bruce tells Rolling Stone, explaining he picked it up weeks later as he found a moment of inspiration after visiting old friend and former The Castiles bandmate George Theiss, who was battling lung cancer, in North Carolina.

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      “All the songs from the album came out of it,” Springsteen says. “In perhaps less than 10 days. I just wandered around the house in different rooms, and I wrote a song each day. I wrote a song in the bedroom. I wrote a song in our bar. I wrote a song in the living room.”
      Springsteen tells the publication he recorded the songs into his iPhone and demoed the tracks with the E Street Band when he had an album’s worth.
      “When I demo, I start putting things on to see if it works and suddenly, I’m locked into an arrangement, and then the band has to fit themselves into an arrangement,” he adds. “And suddenly, we don’t have an E Street Band album. So I intentionally did not demo anything.”

      “Letter to You” will be released on 23 October.

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      Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen to Perform at 'Jersey 4 Jersey' Benefit Concert

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      The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund charity bash, which proceeds will go to the fight against coronavirus pandemic, will also be made merry by Halsey, SZA, Tony Bennett and Charlie Puth.
      Apr 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen will headline the “Jersey 4 Jersey” virtual benefit on Wednesday, April 22.
      The rock icons and stars like Halsey, SZA, Tony Bennett, and Charlie Puth will offer up performances and Whoopi Goldberg and Danny DeVito will make appearances for the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund charity bash, which will livestream on Apple Music and SiriusXM’s E Street Radio from 7pm EST.
      Other Wednesday livestream highlights include Margo Price’s Pickathon Presents A Concert A Day event at 4pm EST and a Facebook set from The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn (https://www.facebook.com/evanstonspace) from 8pm EST.

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