Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters (Musicians in Their Own Words)

"This collection . . . is a great illustration of how, when the appropriate subject is chosen, no one on earth can say it better than the subject himself. Impressively thorough . . . and highly recommended." -Rolling Stone Bruce Springsteen has always welcomed interviews as an opportunity to speak openly, thoughtfully, and in great detail about his music and life. At the beginning of this extensive and unprecedented collection of Springsteen's spoken words over the past four decades, Springsteen is earning seventy-five dollars a week, struggling to emerge from the New Jersey bars. By the end, he has achieved worldwide fame and has stood onstage with the US president. But even more remarkable than the distance traveled is that Springsteen comes through all the changes with humility, gratitude, and a clear grasp of the ideals with which he began. This compendium features interviews by well-known figures including Charlie Rose, Ted Koppel, Brian Williams, novelist Nick Hornby, and rock critics Paul Williams and Neil Strauss, but also includes gems from small and international periodicals-and radio and TV broadcasts-that even serious fans may not have unearthed, as well as some material that has not previously appeared in any format. Jeff Burger is the editor of Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen. He has contributed to Barron's, Family Circle, GQ, the Los Angeles Times, Reader's Digest, and more than seventy-five other magazines, newspapers, and books. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey.