Peter Ames Carlin has been a senior writer for People, a TV critic for The Oregonian newspaper, and is the author of Catch a Wave and Paul McCartney: A Life. Carlin lives in Portland, Oregon.
"Rock biographer (Paul McCartney) delivers a straight-on, rockin'
and rollin' life of the Jersey youngster who sold his soul to rock
and roll the night he saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1957.
Drawing on exclusive interviews with members of the E Street Band,
including Clarence Clemons's final interview, and unrestricted
conversations with Springsteen's family, friends, manager Jon
Landau, and Springsteen himself, Carlin takes us on a fascinating
journey through Springsteen's childhood, youth, and his rise to
fame out of his early years playing in bands such as the Castiles,
Earth, and Child to his most recent concerts in support of his
Wrecking Ball album. Carlin energetically drives through the
streets of Asbury Park, the bars and arenas around the world where
Springsteen continues to work his magic. Carlin gives Springsteen
the definitive treatment, and this is by far the best of the many
books about the rock and roller, capturing his many moods, his
desire to retain his privacy, but his secret craving for
superstardom, and, above all, his consummate musicianship and his
deep passion for pleasing audiences with rollicking, energetic
shows."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"There are probably more books about Bruce Springsteen than there
are about any other rock star of his generation. But until one
comes out with the words 'By Bruce Springsteen' on the cover, Bruce
will be the definitive one."-- "The Star-Ledger"
"Bruce delivers. . . . Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has
meant so much, for so long, to so many people."-- "New York Times"
"Rock biographer (Paul McCartney) delivers a straight-on,
rockin' and rollin' life of the Jersey youngster who sold his soul
to rock and roll the night he saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show in
1957. Drawing on exclusive interviews with members of the E Street
Band, including Clarence Clemons's final interview, and
unrestricted conversations with Springsteen's family, friends,
manager Jon Landau, and Springsteen himself, Carlin takes us on a
fascinating journey through Springsteen's childhood, youth, and his
rise to fame out of his early years playing in bands such as the
Castiles, Earth, and Child to his most recent concerts in support
of his Wrecking Ball album. Carlin energetically drives through the
streets of Asbury Park, the bars and arenas around the world where
Springsteen continues to work his magic. Carlin gives Springsteen
the definitive treatment, and this is by far the best of the many
books about the rock and roller, capturing his many moods, his
desire to retain his privacy, but his secret craving for
superstardom, and, above all, his consummate musicianship and his
deep passion for pleasing audiences with rollicking, energetic
shows."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"There are probably more books about Bruce Springsteen than there
are about any other rock star of his generation. But until one
comes out with the words 'By Bruce Springsteen' on the cover,
Bruce will be the definitive one."-- "The Star-Ledger"
"Bruce delivers. . . . Carlin gets across why Mr.
Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many people."--
"New York Times"
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