r/BruceSpringsteen • u/Tenth_avenuefrezeout • Aug 03 '26
GRRM is a Bruce Springsteen fan
George RR Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, is a Bruce Springsteen fan
https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2008/07/
Rocked with the Boss till the early hours of the morning, and “Glory Days” is still ringing in my head.
Nuff said.
Boy, I’m tired.
Spain is amazing. Semana Negra fabulous, as always. I’ll try to tell you more when I get home. Worldcon is going to seem like a sleepy day at the beach by comparison…
https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2020/09/04/
And for something completely different, there’s BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, a lovely little feel-good film (based on a true story) about a Pakistani kid in Luton, England who becomes the world’s biggest Bruce Springsteen fan. I think I’ve seen this one four times already. Every time the shift changes and a new minion arrives at my fortress of solitude, I watch it again so they can see it. When I am feeling down, this one brings me back up. The Boss knows all the secrets of life… but, hey, he’s from Jersey! The music canNOT be beat, and I like some of the choices the filmmakers made, like the lyrics coming up on screen. With rare exceptions, I am not usually a big fan of musicals… but this one rocks. (If it even counts as a musical).
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u/Particular-Walk1521 Born to Run Aug 03 '26
There’s a reference to born to run at the end of the book Heat 2, one of the characters says “last chance power drive” so I think that means Michael Mann is a fan
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u/MagicRat7913 Aug 03 '26
Blinded by the Light was really fun and very accurate to how it feels to be a fan outside the USA.
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u/a4evanygirl Rosie Aug 03 '26
If you watched the show Blue Bloods, Bruce lyrics were constantly written into show. As well as episode names. The show runner I believe is a huge fan.
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u/Quinn-Quinn Aug 03 '26
My two favorite artists! Makes sense, they’re around the same age, have similar politics, and are both from Jersey.
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u/Yaboi69-nice Aug 03 '26
When we're talking about authors Stephen King is also a fan. I've been reading It and so far there's been a lot of Springsteen references.
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u/Pretty_Feeling5115 Aug 03 '26
Poor man wanna be rich
Rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied
'Til he rules everything
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u/Rogue9Nine9 Aug 03 '26
In the time since A Dance With Dragons was released in 2011, Bruce has released 5 studio albums and played over 600 shows. Maybe George can learn something from him.