Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born September 23, 1949 in New Jersey, USA. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, worked as a bus driver and was of Irish and dutch ancestry. His mother, Adele Ann Zerilli, worked as a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. He has an older sister, Virginia...See full bio »
2006Kurt Cobain About a Son
(documentary)
(writer: "Something in the Night", "Badlands", "Candy's Room", "Racing in the Street", "The Promised Land" / performer: "Something in the Night", "Badlands", "Candy's Room", "Racing in the Street", "The Promised Land")
2000High Fidelity
(writer: "The River" / performer: "The River")
1999Pitch People
(documentary)
(writer: "4th of July, Asbury Park Sandy" / performer: "4th of July, Asbury Park Sandy" / "4th of July, Asbury Park Sandy")
1988Bossen i byen
(TV special documentary short)
(writer: "Tougher Than The Rest", "Tunnel Of Love", "The River", "Dancing In The Dark" / performer: "The River", "Dancing In The Dark")
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Episode #1.10
(1985)
(performer: "Born to Run" - uncredited)
1985Mask
(writer: "Badlands", "Thunder Road", "The Promised Land", "The River", "Born in the USA" / performer: "Badlands", "Thunder Road", "The Promised Land", "The River", "Born in the USA")
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A Second Self
(1985)
(writer: "Dancing in the Dark")
1983Risky Business
(writer: "Hungry Heart" / performer: "Hungry Heart")
1983Baby It's You
(writer: "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "The E Street Shuffle", "Jungleland", "She's the One", "Adam Raised a Cain" / performer: "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "The E Street Shuffle", "Jungleland", "She's the One", "Adam Raised a Cain")
When you get the music and the lyrics right, your voice disappears into the voices of those you've chosen to write about... But all the telling detail in the world doesn't matter if the song lacks an emotional center.
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1997: Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award.
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Often writes songs about his youth in New Jersey
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