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Table of contents :
Machine generated contents note: pt. I "FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME)" --
Springsteen struggles for success---and rent money --
Bruce Springsteen---Live! / Bruce Pollock --
March 1973 --
Rock (US) --
Was Bob Dylan the Previous Bruce Springsteen? / Steve Turner --
October 6, 1973 --
New Musical Express (UK) --
Bruce Springsteen: Say Hello to Last Year's Genius / Jeff Burger --
March 14, 1974 --
Zoo World (US) --
Bruce Springsteen: It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City / Jerry Gilbert --
August 1974 --
Zigzag (UK) --
Lost in the Flood / Paul Williams --
October 13, 1974 --
Long Branch, New Jersey --
pt. II "LIGHT OF DAY" --
Born to Run, Darkness, and The River turn Springsteen into a household name --
Bruce Springsteen and the Wall of Faith / Andrew Tyler --
November 15, 1975 --
New Musical Express, (UK) --
Radio Interview / Dave Herman --
July 9, 1978 --
King Biscuit Flower Hour, D.I.R. Radio Network (US) --
Radio Interview / Ed Sciaky --
August 19, 1978 --
Contents note continued: WIOQ-FM (Philadelphia) --
Lawdamercy, Springsteen Saves! / Robert Duncan --
October 1978 --
Creem (US) --
Bruce Springsteen: The Return of the Native / Mike Greenblatt --
October 11, 1978 --
The Aquarian (New Jersey) --
Bruce Springsteen Takes It to the River / Dave Dimartino --
January 1981 --
Creem (US) --
Bruce Springsteen: A Responsible Rocker / Richard Williams --
May 31, 1981 --
Sunday Times (London) --
pt. III "GLORY DAYS" --
Born in the U.S.A. produces megafame as Springsteen undergoes changes on the home front and splits with the E Street Band --
The Bruce Springsteen Interview / Don McLeese --
October 1984 --
International Musician and Recording World (UK) --
American Heartbeat / Patrick Humphries --
November 2, 1984 --
Hot Press (Dublin, Ireland) --
The "Boss" Has Spoken --
January 5, 1986 --
Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia) --
Bob Dylan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speech / Bruce Springsteen --
January 20, 1988 --
New York --
Contents note continued: The Q Interview: Bruce Springsteen / David Hepworth --
August 1992 --
Q Magazine (UK) --
Live Again, Springsteen Still Has Mettle / Gary Graff --
August 9, 1992 --
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) --
Radio Interview / Ian Dempsey --
May 14, 1993 --
RTE 2FM (Ireland) --
pt. IV "ROCKAWAY THE DAYS" --
Springsteen issues The Ghost of Tom Joad and looks back with Greatest Hits and Tracks --
Human Touch / Neil Strauss --
September 1995 --
Guitar World (US) --
Don't Yell Broooce / Gary Graff --
January 12, 1996 --
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) --
Bruce Springsteen Tells the Story of the Secret America / David Corn --
March/April 1996 --
Mother Jones (US) --
Hey Joad, Don't Make It Sad...(Oh, Go On Then) / Gavin Martin --
March 9, 1996 --
New Musical Express (UK) --
Bruce Springsteen: The Advocate Interview / Judy Wieder --
April 2, 1996 --
The Advocate (US) --
Rock and Read / Will Percy --
Spring 1998 --
Double Take (US) --
Contents note continued: TV Interview / Charlie Rose --
November 20, 1998 --
The Charlie Rose Show, PBS Network (US) --
pt. V "BETTER DAYS" --
Springsteen enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and reunites the E Street Band as politics moves to the fore --
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Acceptance Speech / Bruce Springsteen --
March 15, 1999 --
New York --
New Glory Days / Gary Graff --
April 1, 2001 --
Oakland Press (Pontiac, Michigan) --
Springsteen... The Boss Is Back / Vernell Hackett --
March/April 2003 --
American Songwriter (US) --
TV Interview / Ted Koppel --
August 4, 2004 --
Nightline, ABC Network (US) --
John Kerry Campaign Rally Speech / Bruce Springsteen --
October 28, 2004 --
Madison, Wisconsin --
U2 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speech / Bruce Springsteen --
March 17, 2005 --
New York --
A Fan's Eye View / Nick Hornby --
July 16, 2005 --
Observer Music Monthly (UK) --
The Feeling's Mutual / Steve Kandell --
December 2007 --
Spin (US) --
Contents note continued: New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Acceptance Speech / Bruce Springsteen --
May 4, 2008 --
Newark, New Jersey --
Barack Obama Campaign Rally Speech / Bruce Springsteen --
November 2, 2008 --
Cleveland, Ohio --
pt. VI "KINGDOM OF DAYS" --
Springsteen and the E Street Band remain a powerful force, but they lose their star sax player --
Brucie Bonus / Steve Turner --
June 27, 2009 --
Radio Times (London) --
Interview / Ed Norton --
September 14, 2010 --
Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto) --
TV Interview / Brian Williams --
October 7, 2010 --
NBC Network (US) --
TV Interview / Ian "Molly" Meldrum --
November 20, 2010 --
Sunday Night, Seven Network (Australia) --
Eulogy for Clarence Clemons / Bruce Springsteen --
June 21, 2011 --
Palm Beach, Florida --
Keynote Speech / Bruce Springsteen --
March 15, 2012 --
South by Southwest Music Festival (Austin, Texas).