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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Page Intentionally Left Blank BOOKS by DAVE MARSH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Page Intentionally Left Blank BOOKS BY DAVE MARSH Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story Volume 1 The Book of Rock Lists The Rolling Stone Record Guide Elvis Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who Fortunate Son The First Rock & Roll Confidential Report Trapped: Michael Jackson and the Crossover Dream Glory Days: The Bruce Springsteen Story Volume 2 The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Best Singles Ever Recorded Pastures of Plenty: The Uncollected Writings of Woody Guthrie (edited with Harold Leventhal) 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight Censorship Louie Louie The New Book of Rock Lists (with James Bernard) Dave Marsh BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TWO HEARTS THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY, 1972–2003 Routledge New York and London Published in 2004 by Routledge 29 West 35th Street New York, NY 10001 Published in Great Britain by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts combines the complete text of two books previously published by Dave Marsh, Born to Run and Glory Days, along with new material. All new material copyright © 2004 by Duke and Duchess Enterprises Born to Run: Copyright © 1996 and 2004 by Duke and Duchess Ventures, Inc. and Copyright © 1979, 1981, 1996 by Dave Marsh Glory Days: Copyright © 1987, 1991, 1996, 2004 by Duke and Duchess Ventures, Inc. Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk”. The author acknowledges the following for permission to quote lyrics in this book: “It’s My Life,” written by Roger Atkins and Carl D’Errico, © 1965 as Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Used by permission; all rights reserved. All other songs written by Bruce Springsteen. “Blinded by the Light,” “Growin’ Up,” “If I Was the Priest,” “It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City,” © 1972 Brice Springsteen/Laurel Canyon Music, Ltd.; “The E Street Shuffle,” “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy),” “Incident of 57th Street,” “New York City Serenade,” “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight),” © 1974 Bruce Springsteen/Laurel Canyon Music, Ltd.; “Born to Run,” “Backstreets,” “Jungleland,” “Thunder Road,” © 1975, Bruce Springsteen/Laurel Canyon Music, Ltd.; “Adam Raised a Cain,” “Badlands,” “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “Factory,” “The Promised Land,” “Racing in the Street,” © 1978 Bruce Springsteen; “Independence Day,” “Point Black,” “The Price You Pay,” “The River,” “The Ties That Bind,” © 1979, 1980 Bruce Springsteen; “Jackson Cage,” “Two Hearts,” “Wreck on the Highway,” “Drive All Night,” © 1980 Bruce Springsteen; “Roulette,” © 1981 Bruce Springsteen; “On the Prowl,” © 1983 by Bruce Springsteen; “Bobby Jean,” “Born in the U.S.A,” “Dancing in the Dark,” “Sugarland” © 1984 by Bruce Springsteen; “Man at the Top,” “Seeds,” © 1985 by Bruce Springsteen; “When You’re Alone,” © 1987 by Bruce Springsteen; “If I Should Fall Behind,” © 1992 by Bruce Springsteen; “Across the Border,” “Blood Brothers,” “My Best Was Never Good Enough,” © 1995 by Bruce Springsteen; “41 Shots (American Skin),” “Land of Hope and Dreams,” © 2001 by Bruce Springsteen; “You’re Missing,” “The Rising,” “My City of Ruins,” “Lonesome Day,” “Nothing Man,” © 2002 by Bruce Springsteen. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marsh, Dave. Bruce Springsteen: two hearts/Dave Marsh. p. cm. Combines the complete text of two books previously published by Dave Marsh, Born to run and Glory days, along with new material. Includes biblographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 0-415-96928-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Springsteen, Bruce. 2. Rock musicians-United States-Biography. I. Marsh, Dave. Born to run. II. Marsh, Dave. Glory days. III. Title. ML420.S77M335 2003 782.42166'092–dc21 [B] 2003054801 ISBN 0-203-49470-9 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-58022-2 (Adobe e-Reader Format) ISBN 0-415-96928-X (Print Edition) CONTENTS Acknowledgments x Introduction: Across the Border xvi I. BORN TO RUN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION Independence Day 3 INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION Out in the Street 5 1. The E Street Shuffle 9 2. It’s My Life 15 3. Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey 28 4. The Punk Meets the Godfather 35 5. The Saint in the City 46 6. Wild and Innocent 57 7. Freeze Out 67 8. Thundercrack 77 9. The Future Delayed 82 10. Prisoner of Rock and Roll 89 11. Thunder Road 97 12. “Hype” 104 13. Killers in the Sun 127 14. East of Eden 134 15. Raising Cain 145 16. Darkness 150 17. The Promise 154 18. The Price You Pay 160 19. Bringing It All Back Home 174 II. Glory Days INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION 183 INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION (1990) 185 INTRODUCTION TO THE 1995 EDITION: Souls of the Departed 189 PART 1: ONLY THE LONELY 1. Dancing in the Dark 193 2. In Another Land 199 3. Open All Night 220 4. Way Back Home 225 5. On Fire 239 6. Midnight Special 242 7. Reason to Believe 272 8. Badlands 281 9. Still Dancing 312 PART 2: FOLLOW THAT DREAM 10. Nationwide 341 11. Growin’ Up 360 12. Money Changes Everything 366 13. Pink Cadillac 394 14. Stranger in Town 397 15. U.S. Male 410 16. It’s Too Late to Stop Now 417 17. Seeds 434 18. Hot Fun in the Summertime 437 19. Fortunate Son 457 20. No Surrender 460 21. Glory Days 491 22. Spare Parts and Broken Hearts 493 23. The Price of the Ticket 502 Index 516 Page Intentionally Left Blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BORN TO RUN In 1975, writing a piece about what he called the Rock Critic Establishment, my friend and colleague Robert Christgau was generous enough to remark that my “quickie” paperback on Bruce Springsteen might lend new dignity to that benighted form. But I don’t think he thought that my method was going to mean delaying publication for four years. It certainly wasn’t what I had in mind. For me this project has been worth every minute, and I stole lots of them from other things in order to scheme and dream about it. There is a great deal left out, a thousand hilarious stories that just didn’t fit. But mostly, I value this book so much because writing it meant making so many friends. To start with, there was Ron Oberman, who convinced me to listen to Bruce’s first album and wooed me to my first Springsteen show. That I didn’t adequately appreciate either wasn’t his fault. Jon Landau dragged me away from a TV set in Cambridge one night in 1974 and changed both our lives. I remember his exact words: “If I can’t watch Kojak, neither can you. Now get down here.” As he tells it, I introduced him to Bruce, but what I remember about the show at Charley’s Bar is a blur, with the two of us looking at each other from time to time to make sure what we were seeing was real. I also had the good fortune to edit Jon’s Real Paper column about Bruce, in which he uttered the sentence heard ‘round the world, and to see a lot of Springsteen shows, listen to a lot of records, and talk about the man and the music for hours with Jon. So I know why they call him the King. Glen Brunman was more than just a Columbia Records publicist to me. He is one of my best friends, and the nights we stayed up till dawn sorting out the past and the future were some of the best of my life. When I did the initial research in 1975, he was indispensable; when I thought I’d never be lucky enough to be typing the final sentences of this manuscript, the Brahma was always there to encourage me. But I remember more than anything our hours on the phone and sitting around the house—there’s lots more of that guy in this book than his quotes. Obie Dziebzic is a miracle worker. She brought me much closer to my own feelings, not just about Bruce but about rock and roll in general. In a funny way, I’ve always thought that rock ‘n’ roll is more about the audience than the performer, and Oblie is the best fan any rock ‘n’ roller could ever hope to have. That such a person could actually become a friend of mine is as much as I have ever hoped for. There were other fans, too. Hundreds of them wrote me letters asking about Bruce and the book during the period when it lay in limbo; it sustained me to know that so many people were interested in seeing this book come to life. I wish I could thank each of them in person. A few of them, however, I got to know, and they are the faces I saw as ideal readers. Barry Bell and Dick Wingate appear in the text; I thank them again for letting me share their experiences and insights. Dave McGee—who generously shared his file on the lawsuit—Barry Singer, and Wayne King all contributed a great deal to the research.
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