Bruce Springsteen Forum

Steven Van Zandt: ‘Bruce Springsteen Is a Living Example of What Happens When You Never Do Drugs’
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Tell me how it feels to walk offstage after a four-hour concert.
Well, we don’t know that yet. We’ve only reached the 3:48 mark. Honestly, it’s not that different from a two or three-hour show. We’re not looking at the clock. We’ve been transported by that point to another time zone entirely, which I think is part of the idea. I think what’s effective for the audience is being transported for that time, whatever it may be.
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I just think about Max Weinberg sometimes. That’s a long time to be playing the drums, not to even mention the fact he’s 61.
Well, it depends on how you look at life, you know what I mean? [Laughs] If you look at life like, “Work makes one tired,” then maybe yes. But if you look at life like, “Aren’t we lucky to be working, and working at a job we love?” The physical part of it is overcome by the adrenaline and the spiritual part of it. The intellectual part of it. The part of it that says, “We’re here, and we’re gonna see how far we can go.”
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A lot of people are surprised at his physical shape. You hear people joking and whispering at shows, “He’s gotta be on HGH or something! How else can he be doing this at 62?”
There’s nobody at 22! What are you talking about? [Laughs] No … he’s the opposite of a drug-created monster. [Laughs] He’s in good shape by not doing drugs. It’s something he doesn’t have to preach about. He’s a living example of what happens when you never do drugs your whole life.
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I’ve heard extremely unreliable rumors about a possible new Bruce album for next year. Do you know anything about that?
I don’t, but I wouldn’t be surprised. He’s always got an album in his pocket. He’s one of those guys that’s really, really irritating that way. It’s really aggravating for us songwriters. He’s always got, you know, 15, 20 great songs in his pocket. [Laughs] And the world, the system, the industry cannot possibly accommodate his speed at which he works. He’s always an album or two ahead of what can be released … weiterlesen