Bruce Springsteen

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Morgan Freeman Narrates Latest Obama Ad

Plus, Bruce Springsteen campaigning for the prez

(Newser) - President Obama made a good choice for his latest ad: He got Morgan Freeman to narrate it. Freeman, a huge Obama supporter, has one of the most recognizable voices in the country, the Atlantic Wire notes—and if he says you're better off now than you were four years...

Springsteen Recalls Battles With Suicidal Thoughts
Springsteen Recalls Battles With Suicidal Thoughts
'new yorker' feature
Jul 23, 2012 2:40 PM CDT

Springsteen Recalls Battles With Suicidal Thoughts

Talks about depression in 'New Yorker' feature

(Newser) - In the midst of a nearly-16,000-word New Yorker feature on Bruce Springsteen at 62 comes this tidbit: In the 1980s, the rocker was battling serious depression. When he drove across the country, then straight back, in 1982 while working on Nebraska, "He was feeling suicidal," Springsteen's...

London Pulls Plug on Springsteen, McCartney

The Boss blew past Hyde Park's curfew

(Newser) - Telling a spellbound crowd of 60,000 that "I've been trying to do this for 50 years," Bruce Springsteen brought Paul McCartney onstage in London last night, with the grinning duo blazing their way through "I Saw Her Standing There" before launching into "Twist and...

Bruce Springsteen Gets Museum Exhibit in Philly

Display will feature the Boss's guitars, lyrics, and 1960 Corvette

(Newser) - An exhibit devoted to all things Bruce Springsteen will launch at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this winter, reports the AP . The display will feature the Boss's guitars, handwritten lyrics, and a 1960 Corvette that Springsteen purchased after Born to Run became a smash hit. This same exhibit...

13 Celebs With Insured Body Parts

Holly Madison is the latest to insure her breasts

(Newser) - Holly Madison, perhaps most famous for once dating Hugh Hefner, recently insured her breasts for $1 million because they’re her “primary money makers.” Celebuzz and the Frisky were both inspired to round up more celebs who’ve insured their body parts:
  • Rihanna: Legs, $1 million.
  • Mariah Carey:
...

Poll: Bruce Springsteen Tied With Chris Christie in New Jersey
 Poll: Springsteen 
 Tied With Christie in NJ 
BORN TO RUN?
Jul 21, 2011 5:03 AM CDT

Poll: Springsteen Tied With Christie in NJ

Governor's approval ratings fall to 43%

(Newser) - Chris Christie's approval ratings have dived and the Republican would be dead even with his favorite Democratic rock star in a hypothetical 2013 contest for New Jersey governor, according to a new poll. Christie—who has clashed with the Boss over spending cuts —and Springsteen both scored 42%...

Clemons, Bruce Bridged Rock's Racial Divide

E Street Band opposites overcame a segregated genre

(Newser) - When America lost Clarence Clemons, it "lost an ideal." In the pairing of "Southern Baptist black" with "Jersey Shore white," Bruce Springsteen and Clemons gave life to "a cultural example of how the divides of race can come together over music," writes Timothy...

'Big Man' Clarence Clemons Dead at 69

Saxophone player suffered a serious stroke last Sunday

(Newser) - Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist who found fame as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has died. He was 69 years old. Clemons suffered a stroke last Sunday, and the New York Times reports that the cause of death was complications from that stroke. The paper calls Clemons...

Springsteen Gives Update on Clemons

Beloved comrade showing signs of improvement after stroke: Bruce

(Newser) - E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons is showing signs of progress after suffering a massive stroke , Bruce Springsteen says, encouraging fans to pray for his "beloved comrade." Clemons, 69, "will need much care and support to achieve his potential once again" and reach greater heights as...

E Street Saxman Clarence Clemons Suffers Stroke

Falls ill in Florida home, condition not yet known

(Newser) - Saxophonist Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is "seriously ill" after suffering a stroke in his Florida home, reports 411.com . Clemons, 69, has had a series of recent health problems primarily related to his back and knees, but performed just last month with Lady Gaga...

Rutgers Kids to the Boss: Please Save Our Reputation

To make up for Snooki brouhaha, they want Springsteen on campus

(Newser) - Rutgers has suffered some bad publicity lately, most recently when news surfaced that Snooki was paid more than Toni Morrison to give a talk there. But a group of students believes it has a solution: Bring Bruce Springsteen to campus. A Facebook event titled "College Ave Freeze Out: Let's...

New Jersey Feud: It's Springsteen vs. Chris Christie

Governor's a fan, but doesn't like Bruce's 'liberal' politics

(Newser) - A New Jersey feud is playing out between a man many consider to be a political rock star—Gov. Chris Christie—and a man everyone considers to be a real rock star—Bruce Springsteen. It began when Springsteen wrote a letter to his hometown Asbury Park Press praising a story...

The Real Stories Behind 10 Famous Songs

Even 'I Kissed a Girl' not as obvious as it sounds

(Newser) - In honor of Jay-Z’s Decoded, which breaks down the meanings behind his songs, the Independent offers up the true stories behind 10 hits:
  • Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”: The message behind this one seems fairly obvious, but Perry has insisted it’s actually about heterosexual friendships and
...

Top 10 Misinterpreted Songs
 Top 10 Misinterpreted Songs 
opinion
Jun 20, 2010 12:15 PM CDT

Top 10 Misinterpreted Songs

Lyrics by Lennon, the Boss and others make the list

(Newser) - "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" and other misheard song lyrics, it turns out, are just the tip of the iceberg. List Universe runs down what it calls 10 of the most misinterpreted songs in music. Some highlights to see if you agree:
  • "Hotel California": Listeners think
...

Conan Dumps Disloyal Bandleader Max Weinberg

E Street Band drummer won't be moving to TBS with Coco

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien is moving to TBS this fall, but Max Weinberg isn't, reports Movieline . The bandleader and drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, who has been with Coco since his late-night debut in 1993, recently approached Jay Leno about replacing the outgoing Kevin Eubanks —but that betrayal isn't...

Dear Bruce, Thanks for a Classy Cheating Scandal
 Dear Bruce, 
 Thanks for a Classy 
 Cheating Scandal 
in case you missed it
Apr 10, 2010 8:00 PM CDT

Dear Bruce, Thanks for a Classy Cheating Scandal

Springsteen is refreshingly old-fashioned in his misdeeds

(Newser) - Most celebrity cheating stories nowadays involve tales of “Ambien, random cocktail waitresses, call girls, or couch sex at your office with a tattoo-covered woman who was not your wife and had a thing for the Third Reich,” but not so for Bruce Springsteen. The Boss’s alleged affair...

Top Earners U2 Brought in $109M in 2009
 Top Earners U2 
 Brought in $109M in 2009 
top music moneymakers
Feb 28, 2010 4:20 PM CST

Top Earners U2 Brought in $109M in 2009

Bruce Springsteen finishes 2nd to Irish superstars, and it's not even close

(Newser) - The news that U2 was the top moneymaker in music in 2009 is no surprise, but what may come as a bit of a shock is the gap between No. 1 and No. 2. The Irish rockers brought in $108.6 million lat year, nearly twice as much as runner-up...

Star Power Drives Telethon
 Star Power Drives Telethon 
HAITI QUAKE
Jan 22, 2010 9:47 PM CST

Star Power Drives Telethon

Clooney-organized benefit attracts biggest celeb names

(Newser) - Grim-faced celebrities and musicians with mournful tunes set the tone for tonight's all-star, international "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, which featured two hours of desperate pleas for an even more-desperate nation. "The Haitian people need our help," said George Clooney, who helped organize the two-hour telecast. "...

The Year's Best Albums
 The Year's Best Albums 
Year in Review
Dec 20, 2009 8:50 AM CST

The Year's Best Albums

U2's 'No Line on the Horizon' tops the list

(Newser) - Who says the album's dead? This year saw some fine ones, with veterans like U2 and Bruce Springsteen setting the bar. Rolling Stone rates the cream of the crop:
  1. U2, No Line on the Horizon: Bono & Co. explored “dark places” and came away “with a sense of
...

Kennedy Center Honors De Niro, Boss
 Kennedy Center 
 Honors De Niro, Boss 
SLIDESHOW
Dec 7, 2009 6:27 AM CST

Kennedy Center Honors De Niro, Boss

Brubeck, Bumbry, Mel Brooks round out list of those lauded at gala

(Newser) - Last night’s Kennedy Center Honors brought together such unlikelies as Jack Black and Aretha Franklin to fete award winners Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro, and Bruce Springsteen in a three-hour variety show. Highlights of the night, attended by the president, vice president, and speaker of...

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