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It was like Elvis came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear

Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Record Producer
Recording Artist
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Long Branch
New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
The Boss
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Elvis
Whispered
Ears
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It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand the company.
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I've always loved the fact that Bob's [Dylan] been able to sustain his mystery over 50 or 60 years.
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We're gonna play some pool, skip some school, act real cool, stay out all night, it's gonna be alright.
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I think initially, our audiences were filled with young men. You know, our initial audience was a lot of young guys who I think were trying to - who you played a bit of a big brother role for and were trying to sort out a lot of the same things right - soon as Born To Run hit, you know? So it was something that I worked pretty hard on.
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