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wide range of topics including family, race, On September 29, 2022, Springsteen announced
marriage, fatherhood, and the state of the that his twenty-first studio album, Only the Springsteen and Scialfa lived in New medal as part of the U.S. equestrian team at
U.S. Strong Survive, would be released on November Jersey before moving to Los Angeles, where the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in
On September 11, 2021, Springsteen 11, 2022. The album features fifteen covers of they decided to start a family. On July 25, 2021 due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Sam is
performed “I’ll See You in My Dreams” in classic soul music songs from the 60s and 70s and 1990, Scialfa gave birth to the couple’s first a Jersey City, New Jersey, firefighter.
tribute to the victims of the September 11 was preceded by the singles “Do I Love You child, Evan James Springsteen. On June 8, On July 17, 2022, Scialfa posted on social
attacks. (Indeed I Do)” and “Nightshift”. 1991, Springsteen and Scialfa married at media that she and Springsteen became first-time
On December 13, 2021, Springsteen gave While rejecting religion in his earlier years, their Los Angeles home in a private grandparents when she announced the birth of a
a surprise four song performance at the John Springsteen stated in his autobiography Born to ceremony, only attended by family and daughter of their son Sam.
Henry’s Friends benefit concert for children Run, “I have a personal relationship with God. I close friends. Their second child, Jessica Springsteen supported Barack
diagnosed with Autism where he was joined believe in his power to save, love [...] but not to Rae Springsteen, was born on December 30, Obama’s presidential campaigns.
by Steve Earle and the Dukes as his backing damn.” In terms of his lapsed Catholicism, he has 1991. Their third child, Samuel Ryan Springsteen is an activist for LGBT rights and
band. On December 14, 2021, Max Weinberg stated that he “came to ruefully and bemusedly Springsteen, was born on January 5, 1994. has spoken out many times as a strong
indicated that he felt a tour with Springsteen understand that once you’re a Catholic you’re In a 1995 interview, Springsteen said, “I supporter of gay marriage. In an April 1996
and the E Street Band was very likely in always a Catholic”. He elaborated, “I don’t went through a divorce, and it was really interview with The Advocate he spoke of the
2022 saying “Until the bus pulls up at my participate in my religion but I know difficult and painful and I was very importance of gay marriage: “You get your
house, figuratively speaking, I’m not quite somewhere... deep inside... I’m still on the team. frightened about getting married again. So license, you do all the social rituals. It’s part of
sure but I’m pretty convinced ... (that) Springsteen has spoken openly about his part of me said, ‘Hey, what does it matter?’ your place in society, and in some way part of
myself, my colleagues and the people who struggles with depression, which he accepted and But it does matter. It’s very different than society’s acceptance of you.” In 2009, he
are interested are going to be very pleasantly began to face in his 30s. Around this time, just living together. First of all, stepping up posted the following statement on his website:
surprised in 2022. I don’t make plans for frustrated with being an underweight “fast food publicly—which is what you do: You get “I’ve long believed in and have always spoken
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band but junkie” who would have to be helped off the stage your license, you do all the social rituals— out for the rights of same sex couples and fully
I feel very good about the next 18, 24 after a show due to poor health, he began running is a part of your place in society and in agree with Governor Corzine when he writes
months. On December 16, 2021, Springsteen up to six miles on a treadmill and lifting weights some way part of society’s acceptance of that ‘The marriage-equality issue should be
sold the masters of his entire catalog and the three times a week; in September 2019, an article you ... Patti and I both found that it did recognized for what it truly is—a civil rights
coinciding music publishing rights to Sony celebrating his 70th birthday revealed that he has mean something.” issue that must be approved to assure that every

Music for $500 million. This topped maintained this same workout routine since he When their children reached school age in citizen is treated equally under the law.’”In
what Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift received began following it. He has also reportedly the 1990s, Springsteen and Scialfa moved 2012, he lent his support to an ad campaign for
for their catalogs by $200 million. This sale, followed a mostly vegetarian diet since around the back to New Jersey to raise them away gay marriage called “The Four 2012”.
along with his Broadway shows and same time, and has avoided hard drugs all of his from paparazzi. The family owns and lives Springsteen noted in the ad, “I couldn’t agree
projects with Obama, helped him top life. on a horse farm in Colts Neck more with that statement and urge those who
the Rolling Stone list of the highest-paid Springsteen was introduced to actress Julianne Township and has a home in Rumson; they support equal treatment for
musicians of 2021. Phillips and married her shortly after midnight also own homes in Los Angeles our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters to let
On May 24, 2022, it was announced that on May 13, 1985 at Our Lady of the Lake and Wellington, Florida. Evan graduated their voices be heard now.”
he would be launching an international tour Catholic Church in Lake Oswego, from Boston College; he writes and A few days prior to the 2020 United
with the E Street Band in 2023, the first Oregon. Opposites in background, the two had performs his own songs and won the 2012 States presidential election, Springsteen
such since 2017. an 11-year age difference, and Springsteen’s Singer/Songwriter Competition held during provided narration for a campaign ad that
On September 26, 2022, it was announced traveling took its toll on their relationship. the Boston College’s Arts Festival. Jessica spotlights Biden’s upbringing in Scranton,
that Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa Phillips filed for divorce in Los graduated from Duke University and is a Pennsylvania with “My Hometown”
would perform at the inaugural Albie Awards Angeles on August 30, 1988and a settlement was nationally ranked champion equestrian. She playing throughout the ad Biden used “We
at the New York Public Library on reached in December and finalized on March 1, made her show-jumping debut with the Take Care of Our Own” as one of his theme
September 29, 2022. 1989. They had no children. Team USA in August 2014. She won a silver songs, as Obama had before him in 2012.
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