{"id":19898,"date":"2025-10-11T06:25:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=19898"},"modified":"2025-10-11T06:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T22:26:00","slug":"bruce-springsteens-fame-especially-came-after-the-release-of-his-1975-record-born-to-run-but-as-his-status-rose-his-fears-of-how-fame-would-affect-him-also-grew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=19898","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen\u2018s fame especially came after the release of his 1975 record\u00a0Born to Run.\u00a0But as his status rose, his fears of how fame would affect him also grew."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In his latest cover interview with&nbsp;<em>TIME&nbsp;<\/em>for on Sept. 25,&nbsp;the legendary musician, 76, opened up about how&nbsp;success&nbsp;felt \u201cexhilarating and terrifying\u201d for him, especially after his first appearance of the outlet\u2019s cover back in 1975. But at the same time, his worries about fame changing him as a person only grew from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAxMTMzMjkz\/new-york-new-york-may-1-exclusive-coverage-bruce-springsteen-poses-backstage-at-the-hit-play-good-night-and-good-luck-on-broadway-at-the-winter-garden-theatre-on-may-1-2025-in-new-york-city-photo-by.jpg\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 1: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Bruce Springsteen poses backstage at the hit play &quot;Good Night, and Good Luck&quot; on Broadway at The Winter Garden Theatre on May 1, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by Bruce Glikas\/WireImage)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s making you very, very different than all the people you grew up with,\u201d he said. \u201c[Fame is] a very distorted lens to live your&nbsp;life&nbsp;through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also recalled his&nbsp;sister&nbsp;Pam telling him about the paparazzi outside looking into the kitchen at his&nbsp;family&nbsp;home, which only added to the singer\u2019s discomfort with his newfound status. \u201cYou have to be very protective of yourself, of what matters dearly to you,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-bruce-springsteen-s-roots-influenced-his-career\"><span id=\"how-bruce-springsteens-roots-influenced-his-career\">How Bruce Springsteen\u2019s Roots Influenced His Career<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before&nbsp;Springsteen&nbsp;became the rock legend, he grew up in a working-class family with the expectation that he would work in his hometown at the textile mill. But once his fame grew, Springsteen took his understanding of the working class Americans and channeled it into some of his biggest hits in his album \u201cBorn in the U.S.A,\u201d \u201cMy Hometown,\u201d and other tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Svrb6W4H7e6zBM0X07WbkQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/a2b2bd0d8056b8c85957cdbf7602e196\" alt=\"Bruce Springsteen Says He Still Has 'Anxiety' Before Every Single  Performance\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bruce-springsteen-on-how-his-kids-feel-about-his-fame\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bruce_Springsteen_on_How_His_Kids_Feel_About_His_Fame\"><\/span>Bruce Springsteen on How His Kids Feel About His Fame<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rocker previously opened up more about fame in his interview with&nbsp;<em>The Times&nbsp;<\/em>back in June, where he revealed that his children \u2014 Evan, 34, Jessica, 33, and Samuel, 31 \u2014 don\u2019t display any items from his career in their New Jersey family home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-06-21\/610182_1692363_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Springsteen makes shock admission about hit album 'Born In The USA'\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExcept for a few guitars and a piano, you wouldn\u2019t know musicians lived here,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cThe kids grew up in another house in town, a midsized home not unlike the ones their friends lived in, and we tried to keep a very natural domestic existence for them. Anything else is a burden they don\u2019t need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that his kids did not care much about his fame for the most part and noted that they mainly \u201cignored\u201d it. \u201cThey might come to a show, bring their friends, but it\u2019s never been a central part of their lives,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/imageserver\/image\/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fbdc2d034-7f1d-11e6-9256-b5a66e6f4cfa.jpg?crop=2667%2C1500%2C0%2C0&amp;resize=1200\" alt=\"The Interview: Bruce Springsteen, rock god and American icon\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In his latest cover interview with&nbsp;TIME&nbsp;for on Sept. 25,&nbsp;the legendary musician, 76, opened up about how&nbsp;success&nbsp;felt \u201cexhilarating and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-musician"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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