This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on Feb 25, 2000. It's one of those perfect rock 'n' roll moments. His right hand strikes the opening chord on his weather-beaten old Telecaster.

The typical biopic gives us a glimpse into a person’s history. In the case of a musician, a pivotal moment might be when that person first picks up a guitar, or sings. I think of standard biopics as ...

The singer reflects on how music became both his salvation and his struggle. Songwriting, Bruce Springsteen says in “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” is “a funny thing, it’s about searching for ...

"The Boss" in the early 80s as he looks back at his life and towards the future while making seminal "Nebraska" album ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – In 1982, in his early 30s and with five albums to his name – including the seminal “Born to Run” - Bruce Springsteen switched directions, braking as sharply as one of the roadsters ...

“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” juggles too many plotlines. The film, starring Jeremy Allen White, focuses on the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album, “Nebraska,” the relationship between ...

In “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White transforms into iconic rock star Bruce Springsteen. What starts out as a traditional musical biopic becomes an introspective ...

Music biopics are notoriously tricky to pull off because the stories of well-known musicians/bands tend to follow similar trajectories. Some — like the Amy Winehouse film Back to Black — have followed ...

In his 500-page memoir, “Born to Run,” Bruce Springsteen spends less than three pages on the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska.” Moving on, folks, nothing to see here, he seems to be saying. The ...

Scott Cooper's biopic focuses on a particularly tough period in The Boss' life and career. So why is the marketing trying to make it look like a raucous, rockin' joint? Important findings reigned.