“Rock 'n' roll music, in the end, is a source of religious and mystical power. Your playing can suck, your singing can be barely viable, but if when you get together with your pals in front of your audience and make the noise, the one that is drawn from the center of your being, from your godhead, from your gutter, from the universe's infinitesimal genesis point... you're rockin' and you're a rock 'n' roll star in every sense of the word. The punks instinctively knew this and created a third revolution out of it, but it is an essential element in the equation of every great musical unit and rock 'n' roll band, no matter how down-to-earth their presentation.”

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About Bruce Springsteen

American singer, songwriter, and musician

Bruce Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Known as “the Boss,” he has worked across six decades and is closely associated with the E Street Band, his backing group since 1972. He has released 21 studio albums, most of them with the E Street Band. His long career has made him a major figure in popular music, and his songs often reflect the working life, everyday struggle, and emotional weight of ordinary experience.

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