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Born to Run

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I am absolutely loving this book. The insights into his life and his music are shared so freely. Love the man and his E Street band and have done for many many years. Seen twice in concert. The man leaves absolutely nothing in the tank when on stage performing and has done the same in his book. Well written and a easy delightful read. Highly recommended even for someone who may not be a big fan.

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‘Writing about yourself is a funny business…But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this.’ -Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to Run In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it. That's how this extraordinary autobiography began. Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing to these pages the same honesty, humour and originality found in his songs. He describes growing up Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey, amid the poetry, danger and darkness that fuelled his imagination, leading up to the moment he refers to as ‘The Big Bang’: seeing Elvis Presley's debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. He vividly recounts his relentless drive to become a musician, his early days as a bar band king in Asbury Park, and the rise of the E Street Band. With disarming candour, he also tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work, and shows us why the song ‘Born to Run’ reveals more than we previously realized. Born to Run will be revelatory for anyone who has ever enjoyed Bruce Springsteen, but this book is much more than a legendary rock star's memoir. This is a book for workers and dreamers, parents and children, lovers and loners, artists, freaks or anyone who has ever wanted to be baptized in the holy river of rock and roll. Rarely has a performer told his own story with such force and sweep. Like many of his songs (‘Thunder Road’, ‘Badlands’, ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’, ‘The River’, ‘Born in the U.S.A.’, ‘The Rising’, and ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’, to name just a few), Bruce Springsteen's au­tobiography is written with the lyricism of a singular songwriter and the wisdom of a man who has thought deeply about his experiences.

Author Biography

Bruce Springsteen's re­cording career spans more than 40 years. He has released 18 studio albums, garnered 20 Grammy Awards, won an Oscar, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His newest album, High Hopes, was released in January 2014.

Release date Australia
September 27th, 2016
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
b&w images thru-out; 1 x 16pp colour plates
Imprint
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Pages
528
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Dimensions
160x242x40
ISBN-13
9781471157790
All-time sales rank
Top 5000
Product ID
24797407

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