Bruce Springsteen Was Fed Up With "Born In The U.S.A." | David Letterman

Bruce talks about chasing inspiration for his music.
(From "Late Show," air date: 8/2/02)
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[@janeltranmer2284]

His answer regarding chasing inspiration is very raw. He keeps it real, that is why his music is so incredible. Bruce!

[@KungEMuller]

Bruce Springsteen is one of the biggest rock and roll legends ever.

[@johnjacobsen4003]

No...

[@KungEMuller]

@@johnjacobsen4003 What would you say instead of what I said?

[@johnjacobsen4003]

@@KungEMuller Elvis Presley 😛

[@KungEMuller]

@@johnjacobsen4003 Yeah. That's true. Too bad that he never appeared on Dave's show, though.

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

Elvis was a legend in his time but Springsteen is much more talented and has had a greater, positive impact

[@geebee3256]

I just googled him to make sure he wasn’t dead. Good grief!!!

[@waldo1967]

Is he? Good god, hope not.

[@geebee3256]

@@waldo1967 Not yet. Whew!!!

[@davidbhinckley]

Adults only please.

[@brushwoodthicket]

Nono, he just played Asbury Park

[@angelwalker979]

How old is he??

[@TraitofSiNN727]

minds me of Canadian Bacon when John Candy and his crew tried to take over Canada and they play Americans and one scene has them singing "Born in USA." but kept repeating "Born in the USA." and that was the only thing they knew. LMAO

[@michaelparks6120]

That was a funny movie....you Canadians lol

[@shellylambert1356]

Bruce is just awesome❣️

[@michaelparks6120]

Bruce is such a cool guy

[@angelabrooke5059]

"Born in the USA" is a great album. I still like it

[@KleWdSide]

He was in early 50s here yet he looked like he was barely 40.

[@tommidakota37]

He looked hot af

[@daveidmarx8296]

@@KleWdSide He's been defying age for decades now.

[@KleWdSide]

@@daveidmarx8296 Yep. He looks great @ 75 & certainly doesn't perform like an old man.

[@roxiroxi4181]

He was so handsome❤

[@angelabrooke5059]

@@roxiroxi4181 He still is

[@pho3nix-]

He spoke so fast back then lol

[@mercedespernas]

He will always be my favorite Boss.❤

[@frk75]

i must agree, to this day, the rising is one of his best. not a super fan of springsteen, i'm more of a progressive rock and jazz kind of listener but this one is in my top 3 springsteen records.

[@michaelparks6120]

Bruce is def a good guy

[@jackiehite5099]

The boss of rock and roll is the very best. Keep it going Bruce

[@There_is_No_Spoon_]

The video title is misleading. He wouldn’t say that about one of his massive selling album.

[@digitalmandave]

I had no idea Bruce appeared on Letterman. I didn't think he did many mainstream interviews in general. He seems a little uncomfortable but so down to earth here and that was rare to see on this show.

[@daveidmarx8296]

He did a great sit down with Charlie Rose around 1998-99. He'd been on Letterman several times before this as strictly a musical guest (1993, 95 and 96 I believe).

[@jsmith1746]

Agreed. For many years it was extremely rare for him to do interviews, and this may have been one of his first mainstream interviews ever. Clearly a bit uncomfortable, but that is fine. I like how raw and authentic he comes across. He has done a lot more interviews over the past 20 years, and these days is obviously more comfortable doing talk show interviews.

[@dulcegutierrez8662]

❤❤❤

[@angelwalker979]

Can you imagine Springsteen being your uncle?

[@TraitofSiNN727]

nah. I was born in '77 and thought of Bruce S. as an older brother I never had.

[@angelwalker979]

@@TraitofSiNN727 😂

[@TraitofSiNN727]

@@angelwalker979 😎

[@andygrenn680]

Give “30 Days Out” a listen. A Springsteen song off the beaten trail…for hardcore Bruce fans…

[@mds1171]

I was fed up with that song after the first time I heard it.

[@angelabrooke5059]

It's a great song and a great album.

[@mds1171]

@@angelabrooke5059 The melody and lyrics are both hack.

[@angelabrooke5059]

@@mds1171 The lyrics are great. Perhaps you don't understand them.

[@angelabrooke5059]

"I don't have any guys writing stuff for me " 😂 Classic . I do like Bruce. His music is true and that is what is so special.

[@OlafProt]

Just around the time of his last truly great, unifying album, The Rising.

[@jorgealves8319]

Magic was pretty good

[@gongqi67]

C'mon on Wendy.

[@MultiVince95]

Friday 8th February 2002

[@Rjensen2]

I think everyone was at one point. 😂

[@Some-guy-you-dont-know]

I don't mean to make your job as a comment moderator more difficult but I really thought that 5G comment was pretty good work.

[@lamppostwillie]

Join the club, Brucie.

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

the ghost of tom joad

[@roknrolbilly]

[@John_..]

He was truly a legend.

[@johnjacobsen4003]

RIP.. Bruce or Dave?

[@KleWdSide]

He IS a legend. He's still alive....

[@John_..]

@@KleWdSide I know, i'm a huge fan. This is just a running joke here at Letterman's page

[@ds9908]

Not Barbara

[@daveidmarx8296]

Barbara Carr?

[@ronrice1931]

"Fed up with 'Born in the USA', was he. Life's hard when you're a superstar.

[@jensmattsson4948]

Shut your mouth. Right now.

[@BigTunaTim76]

lol bruce is so high

[@daveidmarx8296]

Uh, not likely.

[@glenngrinter6818]

Lots of health problems for him lately.🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@jaycareaga9929]

He had problems with his voice. His wife has the health problem.

[@daveidmarx8296]

I've seen him live three times over the past month. Dude looked and sounded better than any about to turn 75-year-old man I'd ever seen.

[@painkiller1968]

R.I.P. Bruce. You've gone to meet the real Boss in the sky!

[@VincentAgostino-gy6hr]

Elvis? Hendrix? Johnny Cash?

[@Columbiastargazer]

@@VincentAgostino-gy6hr mama Cass?

[@jimfritz2087]

Jimmy Reed. Big Boss Man .....

[@MrFrykman]

What the hell is wrong with you? He’s not dead!

[@sabrinadubh7871]

He's still alive. It's pretty easy to look it up.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Album released in 1995 then a big gap. So here, after 7 unproductive years and 20 years at the job, Bruce looks pretty fed up with it all. Can't break up with himself, so the show must go on, one way or another.

[@daveidmarx8296]

Let's see... He toured on that '95 album into '97, put out the Tracks box set in '98, reformed the E Street Band in '99 and hit the road with them for a 15 month world tour and released a live album from it in '01. The Rising came out the following year, at which point Bruce and the band hit the road for another year-plus world tour. So the guy isn't exactly sitting around doing nothing.

[@mrn13]

But was he fed up with money from it?

[@evangray2594]

You didn't listen to the interview, did you?

[@mrdeatheli]

To be fair, it's a terrible song.

[@KleWdSide]

Hardly. It just has an outdated production....

[@daveidmarx8296]

Did you even watch the interview? He was talking about the two year process of writing the album.

[@mrdeatheli]

Which only makes it worse!

[@brooks323]

a little over rated but he has a couple of good songs.

[@KleWdSide]

You just don't know much about him.

[@MusicMasterTasmania]

Comments like this make me laugh at how little clue some people have of Bruce's incredible catalogue and skill as a songwriter.

[@RobertaFracassi-h8h]

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