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My Take
Bruce Springsteen earned the nickname 'the Boss,' but what I admire is how little he behaves like one. Across six decades and twenty-one albums he has kept writing about people who punch clocks, lose factories, and drive highways looking for something better, and he sings it like their lives depend on it. The marathon shows, still stretching past three hours, strike me as a moral statement: you paid, so I empty the tank. Plenty of rock stars sell escape; Springsteen sells dignity, which is rarer and wears better. For my money he remains the gold standard of what a live rock performance can be.
Overview
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972. Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, in 1973.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bruce Springsteen
- Name (Japanese)
- ブルース・スプリングスティーン
- Reading
- ぶるーす・すぷりんぐすてぃーん
- Born
- September 23, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / pianist / guitarist / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Freehold High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year
- 1999 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 1985 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
- 1985 MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance
- 1985 MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.