Bruce - Hardcover

Peter Ames Carlin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1471112330 ISBN 13: 9781471112331

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2012

Synopsis

After 3 decades of groundbreaking music Bruce Springsteen still manages to amaze audiences around the world with his live shows and bring new fans to his music with every album release. Highly acclaimed music critic Peter Carlin tracks the Boss's dazzling ascent to fame, whilst painting a vivid portrait of the real Springsteen: an insistently private man who nevertheless would do anything for his fans.

Recently, in response to his mother's failing health, Springsteen decided he wanted to tell his story, and that he wanted Carlin to tell it. He gave Carlin many hours of interview time, including a trip to his family home, and lett him preview his unreleased album. With unprecedented access to Springsteen, his family, friends and management, Carlin presents a riveting and highly personal account of Springsteen's life.

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Review:

For many fans, the Boss is not simply a recording artist, he's a way of life. Giles Harvey considers his background, his great theme, and how the man escaped into myth - Guardian

A painstakingly researched book...the strength of Carlin s account is unravelling some of the folklore - The Sunday Times

A compelling portrait...wonderfully insightful and richly detailed - Daily Telegraph

Well written and jaw-dropping in its research...Weighty, fact focused, readable and non- hagiographic - Metro

A readable, expansive portrait of the New Jersey rocker that delves into his family background and personal life more than previous biographies - Sunday Telegraph

Focuses on the man and his music with the author gaining unprecedented access for this definitive biog. - List

A vivid picture of the man, warts and all - Sunday Express

Dense with wonderful detail...Carlin s book never shields from the details of this most enduring of American heroes - The Sunday Times

First rate - Spectator

Clear-eyed...5 stars - MOJO

A sweeping, deeply revealing biography of the man otherwise known as the Boss - Big Issue

a cracking read, written with the flair, eloquence and powerful imagery The Boss brings to his own work - --Record Collector magazine

About the Author:

Peter Ames Carlin was born in Syracuse, NY, in 1963. He is the author of Catch A Wave: The Rise,Fall and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney: A Life. He lives with his wife and three children in Portland, Oregon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1471112330
• ISBN 13: 9781471112331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512