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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011 An EXCLUSIVE Interview With

Dream big. Work hard. Stay humble.

An EXCLUSIVE interview with E STREET member and solo artist NILS LOFGREN By Dave Rayburn IN ASSOCIATION WITH Super D, CD/DVD Distributor

At the tender age of 17, Nils Lofgren was asked to join ’s band, playing on LABELS some of his most classic material of the early ‘70s. Lofgren went on to pursue a favorable "Angels" (1) solo career, with tours that would earn him a reputation for stage theatrics including "Are You Listening?" (1) playing guitar while doing flips on a trampoline. In 1984 he was asked to join Bruce "Back From Cali" (1) Springsteen’s ... and the rest is history. "Beer On The Table" (1) With guest appearances by (Foreigner), Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company, "Blue Sky" (1) Queen), and legendary soul singer, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Old School marks his firs t "Bomshock" (1) of new material in five years. Gearing up for the release, Nils took time to s peak "Brilliant Mind" (1) about the new album, his storied musical path, and the loss of his dear friend Clarence " Gurls" (1) Clemons. "Call " (1) "Come And Get It" (1) "Do I" (1)

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DAVE RAYBURN: You’ve obviously been influenced by a lot of different musicians and "Do You Wanna Taste It?" (1) musical styles, having grown up during a golden period of pop culture. Do you rememb er "Don't Let Me Down" (1) the very first record you ever bought, or maybe even a particular song you heard as a child "Drunk Girls" (1) "End Love" (1) that made a profound difference in your life? "Fire It Up" (1) NILS LOFGREN: Well, the profound differences came from , the Stones, and Jimi "Get What" (1) Hendrix. Mainly it was the Beatles who I discovered rock & roll through. I was a classical "Girls On Film" (1) accordionist. I studied classical music. I was entering contests. But, it was the Beatles who, "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" (1) with a few more sophisticated melodies and harmonies, turned me on to the raw power of "Hole In My Heart" (1) rock & roll, and I quickly… through them and the Stones and the British invasion, discovered "I Melt With You" (1) Stax, Volt, , the old R&B and guys, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, etc.. An d, it "I Need A Dollar" (1) was just kind of an explosion in the early to mid sixties. Originally, I would play it all on the "I Rep That West" (1) accordion. I used to play Beatles medleys in the 9th grade variety show. It was a while "I Want Candy" (1) "I'm A Little More Country Than before I picked up the guitar. The earliest records I bought, even before then, were things That" (2) like “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” by Wayne Newton… “Moon River” by Andy Williams… and "I'm Too Sexy" (1) I’d learn them on accordion! But, fortunately, as I grew up and got mature enough to "Invincible" (1) understand the visceral power of rock & roll... I never looked back. "It's OK" (1) "Jesus Stole My Girlfriend' (1) DAVE: “Miss You Ray” is a stellar, standout track on this album. Upon the very first list en it "Just A Dream" (1) feels every bit as classic and poignant as some of Neil Young’s or ’s be st "" (1) ballads. It’s precise and simple. And, it only makes sense that it was written in honor of one "Kings And Queens" (1) "Like You Do" (1) of the musical greats of our time, Ray Charles. Still, it feels timeless and applicable to " Lover" (2) those outside of those name-dropped within the song. With the new album being dedicated "Marching Through Your Head" (1) to your longtime band mate, , how has this song been recently presented "Me And The Devil" (1) in your live repertoire? "Northern Lights" (1) NILS: Well, I was headed towards 60 years old, which I survived June 21st, while I was "Odd One" (1) making this record. And, I’ve long ago become accustomed that if you live long enough… "On A Mission" (1) unfortunately you start saying goodbye to family and friends. The greatest hero in my life "On Melancholly Hill" (1) was my father. I lost him 13 years ago. Along the way I‘ve lost some grandmothers and "Outside My Window" (1) aunts and uncles and people that really were great influences on me. And, in my musical "Red" (2) community, way back to in , and more recently, who "Ride To California" (1) "Seventeen" (1) was in the Tonight’s The Night band with me and the Trans band. So, loss becomes a p art of "Shake Me" (1) life. And, I’ve had no greater musical hero than Ray Charles. I got to see Ray play live. "Shame" (1) Never knew him, but I felt like I knew him through the music. So, I used that as a m etaphor "Since I Fell For You" (1) for dealing with a new frontier at my age. Loss has become a part of life, and you have to "So Obvious" (2) be a little careful to focus on the family and friends left or you can kind of drown in the "The Mama Papa" (1) sorrow. "This Songs For You" (1) And, of course, I’ve been singing “Miss You ‘C’” the last four months in my shows fo r my "Wait For Me" (2) dear departed friend and band mate, Clarence Clemons, and changing the words to be "Walking On A Dream" (3) more appropriate to Clarence, myself and some of the losses we’ve experienced together. "You Just Don't Wanna Know" (1) #1 Girl (1) Of course, there’s no greater loss than having to say goodbye to Clarence recently. I love 02 Academy (1) Clarence. He knows that, wherever he is. And, it’s a very respectful song that covers the 09/09/09 (1) emotional territory with a nod to Ray Charles. 1 2 3 4 Go (1) 1000 Years (1) 101 Distribution (1) 16.6 (1) 1L (1) 2 (1) 2 CD set (3) 20 picks (1) 2001 (1) 2009 (1) 2010 (2) 2011 (9)

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24 Hour Karate School (1) 25 (1) 2AM Club (1) (1) 2nd Opinion (1) 30 Century Man (1) 30 Seconds To Mars (1) 31 Minutes To Take Off (1) 4 Mile (1) 4 Out Of 5 Doctors (1) 49 Arlington Gardens (1) 4AD (1) 5 (1) 7 Worlds Collide (1) 80s pop (1) 88-Keys (1) 9/11 (1) DAVE: What is your fondest memory of “the Big Man” from your 27 years at his side? 99 Bottles (1) NILS: Well, there’s no single memory. What comes to mind is a deeper friendship off stage. 99 Problems (1) : Interviews (2) We spoke every week. I pretty much walked down the hall and visited Clarence in the : Reviews (7) Temple of Soul every show. There were many great moments where Bruce might be doing : Video (7) something special, and in the dark, me and Clarence got to just sit there as band mates and a different side of me (1) admire our leader without having to be out front singing and playing, because life’s a little A Fine Frenzy (1) different there on the frontline. When the lights hit, you gotta be on. It was nice to have (1) moments where we just sit side by side and catch our breath for the next go round while A Place To Bury Strangers (1) Bruce, obviously, does the heavy lifting. But, just thousands of great moments and A Star-Crossed Wasteland (1) memories of Clarence... Fortunately there was never an uncomfortable period on stage or A-ha (1) off stage with Clarence. Even when we’d respectfully disagree about something or debate AB III (1) something, it was always a deep friendship and respect for each other that I’ll always Abbey Kimball (1) Abbott And Costello (1) cherish. Absolutely (2) AC/DC (1) DAVE: Three years ago you underwent bilateral hip surgery, which you reference in several Academy Award (1) places throughout the new album. Obviously, this was a very life-changing experience for Aceyalone (1) you. What kind of activities and/or stage antics have you had to sideline as a result? Acoustic (1) NILS: Three years ago, to my horror, I had to have both hips taken out and replaced. (2) Basically, I refer to it in the “Ain‘t Too Many of Us Left” lyric, “hard street B-ball”, which Actor (1) was my hobby. I loved playing basketball. That’s how I stayed in shape. Between that and (2) jumping off the trampoline and doing back flips with my guitar on and leaping off drum (1) risers, having too much fun as a performer… both hips were bone on bone with no cartilage Adam Stern (1) Adelitas Way (3) left for years. I hobbled on in great pain, hoping the medical community would come up After the Burial (1) with a better fix. I came to find out that that even if you wanted to spend a little extra Air (2) money, there’s no flubber hips that give you ten foot vertical shooting abilities, and there’s Air Supply (1) no bionic hips that you can abuse… like I abused them when I played basketball or jumped Akira Kurosawa (1) off trampolines. So, it was a very ominous but successful adventure. It changed my l ife for Akon (3) the good, but my surgeon assured me that I can’t play basketball like that. I’ve gotta leave Al Casey (1) the trampoline in the closet. The new hips don’t like impact, they love motion. So, the Alabama (1) good news is… I did the last tour, , with the new hips. No pain. Leaping alain johannes (1) around… all my pirouette spins, while I’m performing, by the surgeon. And, jud ging by (1) Alan Sparhawk (1) my x-rays and my progress and recovery, he ok’d all of that. It’s still considered l ow-impact Alan Winstanley (2) even though it may look traumatic on stage. So, it’s the quality of life versus the reality of album preview (1) impact. And, I’m thrilled to do the right thing… be a little smart about it. Shoot around Ali Score (1) some basketball and play horse, but avoid that heavy three-on-three and five-on-five games Alias (1) that I just can’t do anymore. (1) Alice In Wonderland (2)

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DAVE: Speaking of “Ain’t Too Many of Us Left”… it’s a very autobiographical track that Alien 2 (1) delves into that recent period in your life, and features some haunting lyrics inspired by a Alison Moyet (1) specific phone call from your old “boss”, Neil Young. Can you recount that call? Alison Sudol (1) Alive (1) NILS: When I actually got into the hospital… very early on… it might have been a few days All I Want is You (1) in… the phone rang. Amy was living at the hospital with me. She took the phone call and All In Good Time (1) said, “Hey, it’s your buddy, Neil Young.” She put the phone up to my head and helped me All Music Guide (5) hold it. Neil was, of course, very encouraging and just wanted to wish me well and s ee how all star weekend (1) I was doing. And, even though I was kind of early on in the process and seemed to be on allstar weekend (1) track to heal, I’ll never forget it. He said, “Look man, there ain’t too many of us left. So, Aloe Blacc (1) get well.” It was a very prolific statement that I took to heart. Even in my haze, I filed it Alone But Not Alone (1) away as potential for a great song down the road, and I’m glad I got it written and out on Alphabeat (1) this record. And... no better friend to ask to help sing it than the great Sam Moore. Alpinisms (1) Alt-Rock (4) (1) DAVE: After being on the road for an incredible forty-three years, and also having worked (3) extensively with the likes of , Neil Young and … can you share AM Taxi (1) a few of your favorite moments along the way, whether it was something you put on Amanda Shires (2) record, a particular you played, or something that may have happened behind the (2) scenes… that you look back on and absolutely treasure? Ambassadors Of Hollywood (3) NILS: Thanks to my work in the E Street Band as the swing man, once Steve came back in American Beat (2) , I challenged myself to learn a little pedal steel guitar, bottleneck, dobro, lap (2) steel, six-string … just some other instruments. So, more recently, after the l ast tour (1) ended, Working on a Dream, I got a call to play on a country record by . (2) American Ride (1) Next thing I know, I find myself in L.A. as a session lap steel guitarist with Jerry Lee Lewis Amoeba Music (2) singing for me. was there on drums. came in and played some (1) guitar. It was just a magical day in the studio with Jerry Lee Lewis. Out of the blue, he Amy Winehouse (1) actually moved over to the guitar to play some of the first recorded guitar sessions in his Anagram (1) life. I’m sittin’ there playing lap steel just like, “wow, how lucky am I?” We did a few takes Analogue Transit (1) of a song called “Blues after Midnight”, and all of a sudden I hear Jerry Lee goin’, “Play Anchor Bay (2) that steel, killer!” And, I look around waiting for “the killer” to play the steel guitar and I Andreas Vial (1) went, “Oh my God, is he talkin’ to me?!?” All of a sudden here I am having Jerry Lee Lewis Andrew Barr (1) call me “killer” and tell me to take a solo on my lap steel. I mean, what a beautiful Andrew Belle (1) Andrew Fletcher (1) moment for me. It kind of highlights the journey. Andrew McMahon (1) Another great one, in ’89… when we were putting the first All-Star Band together with Andy Fraser (1) Ringo… I was very vocal… we all were about what fans we were of his work. This was his Andy Grammer (2) first musical project since the Beatles and we were very serious about making it a good one Andy McCluskey (1) for him. I went up to him and asked, “What are the rules? What would you like from u s or Andy Snitzer (1) from me?” And he said, “Look, I brought you in because you’re one of my favorite Angel Air Records (4) musicians. Play what you want. Sing what you want. Wear what you want. Go where you (1) want. Be you all the time. That’s what I want.” So, I said, “I’ve got a wireless guitar. Do Anger Management (1) you mind if I come up on your drum riser and visit you?” And he said, “No, come up Animal Collective (1) whenever you want.” So, I was up there one day, standing right behind him, playing some Ann Peebles (1) Anna Wilson (1) great song by one of my great band members, and he was just enjoying the sound. How Anniversary (1) great everything sounded. He couldn’t believe how well he heard it. The monitor man, who Anthology (1) he didn’t know, came up and… unbeknownst to Ringo, there were two wedges… big Anthony Gonzalez (1) monitors built into a grate underneath his drum riser, blowing up at him. And he did n’t Anti-Bully (1) even realize this. It just sounded good to him. And the guy said to him, “Mr. Starkey, I’m Anvil (2) your monitor man. What would you like me to change?” And he looked right at the guy and any kind of guy (1) said, “What’s a monitor?” He never had a monitor in his life. All of a sudden it was just like AOL's the Interface (1) a kid in a candy store. He was like, “You mean anytime I want, all night long, I can just AOR (10) have you turn up anything I want?” Watching him discover the power of having a monit or Apart From The Crowd (1) system that he could control… was just such a beautiful moment. Apocalypso (1) Apple Records (7) April 16 (6)

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DAVE: Throughout the new album, there’s the running theme of a man taking inventory, April 26 (1) whether it’s of the world we live in… the people we love… or the time we have left. As the Arbuckle (1) record pulls listeners across a range of emotion and query, there is an underlying f eeling of Arcadia (1) Archie Gips (3) comfort and awareness that culminates most specifically in the track “Dream Big”. It’s Archives (1) beautiful advice. Where did the idea for this song come from? Armored Heart (1) NILS: It’s a little bit of a dark piece in the sense that, for me, at 60 now…looking around to Around The World Live (2) all I’ve lost and all I have left, and the blessings I still have… case in point, my fabulous Arsis (1) wife Amy, a great home with six dogs, and (laughs)... some healing hips to dance around Artists United For Haiti (1) and go sing for ya. The point of that song is… “dream big, work hard, stay humble, dance a Arts And Crafts (5) lot.” I mean, I feel like that’s a requirement just to keep my head above water. It’s not a artwork (1) luxury anymore. I’ve gotta really pay attention and focus on some hope and future to not Asa (1) get bogged down with the blues of the day. I don’t pretend to know, but I was hobbling Ashton Shepherd (1) Asia (6) around there in quite a bit of pain a few years. So, my message is… even if you’re in a Asound/Bubbles (1) wheel chair, find a way to dance in your head, or dance with your heart, or help others. Astralwerks (11) Atlanta (1) DAVE: Old School is a great return to form. The songwriting is solid, and your playing is as ATO Records (2) impeccable and creative as ever. Your confidence and your craft shine through as we listen Atomic Rooster (1) to one of ’s most celebrated sidemen rise up and hold his own. With the ne w Audioslave (1) album dropping in stores now, are you planning to hit the road and tour the new material? August Darnell (1) NILS: I’m grateful to have some new music I’m really proud of. Right now I’m trying to ge t Auras (2) a video or two made. I just played a few weeks ago. I did three weeks in the East, and we (2) literally got the record in our hands the last few nights. So, it was fun to do a few songs (1) Autographed Guitar (1) from the album and sign them at the end of the night for everybody. And, I’ll continue to Awolnation (1) do that. My intent is to get out and play a lot next year. Babyface (1) Bad Manners (1) Special thanks to: Badfinger (2) Nils Lofgren Ballets (1) Craig Swedin Bananarama (1) Larry Germack Band From TV (1) (1) Bark Then Bite (1) Barr Brothers (1) Barton Hollow (4) Battles (2) Bayside (1) BBC (1) Beach Boys (1) Beastie Boys (1) Beat Boys In The Jet Age (1) Beatles (1) Beatles Remasters (4) Beatles. Yoko Ono (1) Beautiful Imperfection (1) Becca (1) (1) Becoming Santa (1) (1) Beethoven (1) Beginner's Guide To Blure (1) Beirut (1) NILS LOFGREN Belong (1) Ben Harper (2) OLD SCHOOL Ben Harper and Relentless7 (1) Ben Orr (1) Ben Rector (1)

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