Bruce Springsteen Not dancing in the dough – at least not billionaire status,
The 75-year-old rock legend denies it july forbes report According to “conservative estimates” he is worth $1.1 billion.
“I’m not a billionaire,” he said told The Telegraph“I wish I had too, but they really messed up. “I’ve spent too much money on useless things.”
But Springsteen explained that, after years of struggle before making it big, you want to enjoy “your good fortune” because “you work hard.”
yet – although they sold their music catalog To Sony for $500 million in 2021 – Money was never his biggest motive when it came to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career.
“That’s where people usually go south,” said Springsteen, who was driven to protect his talent at all costs. “If I had failed at that, I would have failed at everything, in my opinion.”
While investing in his creative pursuits, Springsteen has compensated his beloved E Street Band generously.
“I pay them huge sums of money,” he said at a screening of his new documentary in London. “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”
“It lubricates the wheels very well,” he continued. “And then I’m a very good boss. The truth is, you have to present your band well.”
Springsteen credited his longtime band as the secret to his success – and longevity – as a road warrior.
“If you get the art right, the music right, and the band right, you go out and play every night like it’s your last night on Earth. This was the serial philosophy of the band and we stick to it.”
springsteen’s sideman Steven Van Zandt, Also said at the London screening that the E Street Band is not dollar-driven.
“It was never a commercial venture,” he said. “It has been an artistic adventure from the beginning.
“So anyone involved knew that’s what they were doing,” he added. “Now luckily we found some professional calling ground along the way, which was great.”
Indeed, Springsteen and the E Street Band reached blockbuster heights 40 years ago with 1984’s “Born in the USA” album and tour.
And four decades later, the band is still going strong – against all odds.
Springsteen said, “The real arc of the rock ‘n’ roll band is to break up.” Will be played by Jeremy Allen White In an upcoming biopic. “Think about it, how many bands stayed together, while how many broke up?”
