I was 18 when Bruce Springsteen’s third album, “Born to Run,” was released 50 years ago, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I’d just finished my freshman year in college, and I was lost. My ...

Bruce Springsteen, shown during the "Born to Run" tour in 1975, tinkered with the album until the very last minute, Peter Ames Carlin writes in "Tonight in Jungleland." (Richard E. Aaron / Redferns ...

For Bruce Springsteen, this is a fine time for a look back even as he continues a European tour with his E Street band. That’s because Aug. 26 marks the 50th anniversary of The Boss’s breakthrough ...

Peter Ames Carlin first heard Bruce Springsteen’s single “Born to Run” in 1975 when the future music biographer was a 12-year-old kid in a car headed home from a hike with his Boy Scout troop. He was, ...

Bruce Springsteen was always shooting for the stars. In his 2016 memoir, he talks about making plans for world domination with his first boss, early 1970s manager Mike Appel. “We weren’t aiming for a ...

It is one of the enduring images of rock history: a black and white portrait of a tousle-haired, leather jacket-wearing Bruce Springsteen, his Fender Telecaster slung over his shoulder as he leans ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. By 1975, Bruce Springsteen was already a rock hero in his home ...

Bruce Springsteen is looking back on fame 50 years since Born to Run came out. "It’s a very distorted lens to live your life through," Springsteen said of the "hype" he was afraid of getting to him ...

Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the making of Born to Run as an "existential moment" for Springsteen. Carlin's book is Tonight in Jungleland. Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 2025.

They called him “The Boss,” but he never pushed anyone harder than he did himself. It showed. In his lyrics, in his music, in his performances. Bruce Springsteen never sweat a drop that did not come ...