"My dad was young. He went to work. But he'd been to war. He'd seen some of the world. It wasn't like he was going to be an extensive traveler or something. That didn't seem to be in the nature of - in his nature or in the nature of his parents or many of the folks in my family, really. They were - we had a cousin that went to - off to Brown University. It was like a nuclear explosion took place."

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Source: Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona. Fresh Air with Terry Gross, radio.krcb.org. September 15, 2017.

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Bruce Springsteen

Musician, Singer-songwriter

Bruce Springsteen is an American singer-songwriter known for his poignant storytelling and exploration of themes like freedom and struggle in his music.

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