Holly, Buddy, 77, 92, 105, 280
and the Crickets, 280
Holmdel farmhouse, 358
home, searching for, 251–52, 319
homophobia, 237, 238, 241–42, 244–45
homosexual rights, 234–35, 241, 243, 245
Hood, Sam, 4
Hornby, Nick, 312–19
Hot Press article, 141–54
“Hound Dog” (Presley), 116
Houston concert (1978), 81, 87–88, 90, 345
Howlin’ Wolf, 391
“Human Touch,” 181
Human Touch
concept, 168–69, 171, 180
recording process, 167
release, 161
reviews, 161
sound, 164–65
success, 163, 179
“Human Touch” (Strauss), 191–208
Humphries, Patrick, 141–54
“Hungry Heart,” 108
“I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You” (Presley), 70
Ienner, Donny, 284
“If I Should Fall Behind,” 161, 290
“If You Wanna Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life (Never Make a Pretty Woman Your Wife)” (Soul), 101
“I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” (Williams), 395
immigration issues, 214, 215, 228
“I’m Turning into Elvis,” 204
“Incident on 57th Street,” 16–17, 25
In Concert: MTV Plugged, 184, 185
“Independence Day,” 108, 114, 143, 172, 372
Indursky, Artie, 285
International Musician and Recording World article, 131–40
“Intervention” (Arcade Fire), 321
interview, film festival, with Ed Norton, 345–56
interviews, radio
with Dave Herman, 54–68
with Ed Sciaky, 69–80
with Ian Dempsey, 184–88
interviews, television
with Brian Williams, 357–66
with Charlie Rose, 262–80
with Molly Meldrum, 367–78
with Ted Koppel, 298–303
In Their Own Words (Pollock), 3
“Into the Fire,” 294–95
Invisible Man (Ellison), 260–61
Iovine, Jimmy, 75, 310
iPod commercials, 310–11
isolation, 134, 237, 240
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (U2), 309
“It’s All Right” (Impressions), 393
“It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City,” 11, 25, 35, 55, 271
“It’s My Life” (Animals), 249, 392
“It’s Over” (Orbison), 324, 390
“It’s Sign Up a Genius Month” (article), 15
“It’s the Little Things That Count,” 221
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (Public Enemy), 306
“I Wanna Marry You,” 108, 202
“I Wish I Were Blind,” 172
Jackson, Bruce, 71
Jackson, Michael, 141, 163
Jackson, Mississippi, concert (1978), 94–95
“Jackson Cage,” 108
Jacksons, the, 141
Jagger, Mick, 230
“Jersey Girl,” 182
Jesse (surfer), 103
“John Kerry Campaign Rally Speech” (Springsteen), 304–5
“Johnny 99,” 135, 144
“Johnny B. Goode” (Berry), 252
“Johnny Bye-Bye,” 146
Johnson, Robert, 143, 216, 306
John Wesley Harding (Dylan), 30
Joplin, Janis, 7, 51
Journey to Nowhere (Maharidge), 211, 212
“Jungleland,” xi, 29, 35–37, 48, 56, 156
Kandell, Steve, 320–29
K.C. and the Sunshine Band, 100
“Keep On Pushin’” (Impressions), 393
“Keep the Car Running” (Arcade Fire), 321, 329
Kennedy Center Honors, 344
Kerouac, Jack, 28, 351
Kerry, John, xviii, 298–303, 304–5
“Keynote Speech” (Springsteen, South by Southwest Music Festival), 384–98
Keyport Matawan Roller Dome, 386
Kihn, Greg, 120–21
killers, 232–33
King, Carole, 45
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 388
King Biscuit Flower Hour (radio show), 54–68
KISS, 385, 387
“Kitty’s Back,” 26, 35, 48
Klein, Joe, 144, 396
Knobler, Peter, 15
Koppel, Ted, 298–303
Kovic, Ron, 247
Kristofferson, Kris, 11
Lady Gaga, 342, 375
Landau, Barbara, 286
Landau, Jon, 29, 52, 54, 68, 165, 287, 310
Born to Run, 48–49
as a critic, 151, 167–68, 348
Dylan concert, 162, 163
on expectations, 165
famous quote/review, 20, 26, 41, 49, 50, 58–59, 99, 285
Greatest Hits song selection, 193, 207
legal issues, 98–99
as manager, 53, 111, 124, 285–86
meeting Springsteen, 58
on MTV Unplugged, 185
relationship with Springsteen, 59–60, 352
on Springsteen, 20, 25–26, 42–43
“Land of Hope and Dreams,” 290, 294, 379
landscapes, 348–49
“Last Time, The” (Rolling Stones), 133
“Lawdamercy, Springsteen Saves!” (Duncan), 81–96
Led Zeppelin, 77
legal issues
with Appel, 54, 74–75, 84, 98–99, 124, 346, 368
with Batlan and Sutphin, 169–70
with Dare (record label), 200
Legendary Shack Shakers, Th’, 342
Lennon, John, 111, 125
Let It Bleed (Rolling Stones), 30
“Let the Four Winds Blow” (Domino), 22
Lewis, Bobby, 106
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 142, 216, 350, 396
“Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs” (Rich), 395
“Light of Day,” 182
“Like a Rolling Stone” (Dylan), 30, 159, 160, 232
lip-syncing, 149
Little Richard, 105, 179, 315
Little Vini, 62
Live 1975–85, 158, 164
“Live Again, Springsteen Still Has Mettle” (Graff), 178–83
Live in Dublin (album, film), 320
Live in New York City (album, film), 288–89
live recordings, 148, 156, 158
“Living Proof,” 168
“Local Hero,” 162
Loder, Kurt, 153, 154
Lofgren, Nils, 132, 136, 179–80, 278, 286
London, England, 124, 202, 231
London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (film), 379
Lone Justice, 166
“Long Goodbye, The,” 166
Long Way Down, A (Hornby), 312
Lopez, Vini “Mad Dog,” 6, 23, 25, 61–62, 64, 286
Los Angeles, California, 175, 228
“Lost Highway” (Williams, Hank), 395
“Lost in the Flood” (interview by Williams, Paul), 29–38
“Lost in the Flood” (song), 24, 35
“Louie Louie” (Kingsmen), 177, 258
love, experience of, 169
love songs, 202
Lucky Town, 162, 191, 202, 227
concept, 168–69, 171, 180
recording process, 168, 184–85
release, 161
reviews, 161
sound, 164–65
success, 163, 179
Lydon, John, 111
lyrics. See also songwriting
characters in songs, 16, 25
death themes, 24
development of style, 22–23
editing, 37
Lester Bangs on, 8
overwhelmed by music, 296
Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, The, 27
Madison Square Garden concerts, 99, 289
Madonna, 163, 388
Magic, 320, 321, 356
Magnetic Fields, 342
Magovern, Terry, xiii, 322
Maharidge, Dale, 211, 212
Main Point nightclub, 76, 79, 261
“Mama Tried” (Haggard), 268
Manfred Mann, 47
“Man on the Train, The” (Percy), 251–52, 254–55, 257
“Mansion on the Hill,” xviii
“Man’s Job,” 161
marriage
gay and lesbian rights, 234–35, 242
meaning of, 242
Marsh, Dave, xvi, 220, 285
Martin, Gavin, 218–33
“Mary, Queen of Arkansas,” 5
Mason, Bobbie Ann, 248
Max’s Kansas City, xi, 3, 4, 6, 7
“Maybelline” (Berry), 101
Mayfield, Curtis, and the Impressions, 393
McGovern, George, 351
McGuinness, Paul, 310
McLeese, Don, 131–40
Meadowlands concert, 146
Mean Streets (film), 348
media coverage
amount of, 100, 328
comparisons, 4–5
comparisons to Dylan, 8–12
early hype, 322–23
emotional effect, 117
of personal life, 170, 236, 241
pressure from praise, 20
temptation to criticize, 109
“Meeting Across the River,” 109
Meet the Beatles (Beatles), 390–91
Meldrum, Ian “Molly,” 208, 330, 367–78
Merchants of Venus, 166
Message in the Bottle, The (Percy), 251–52
“Message, The” (Grandmaster Flash), 159
Miami Steve. See Van Zandt, Steven military, 14, 145–46, 153
Mitchell, Joni, 9, 34, 45, 387
Moon, Keith, 286
Moondog Matinee (the Band), 187
Moore, Sam, 394
morality, Springsteen on, 183
Morrison, Jim, 7
Morrison, Van, 7, 16, 17, 26, 31, 46, 110
Mother Jones article, 213–17
Mother Lovers, 268
Mothers of Invention, 104
Motown, 196, 325, 393
Mottola, Tommy, 284
MoveOn.org, 302
Moviegoer, The (Percy), 246
movies, as an influence, 248
MTV, 150, 157, 161, 184, 185, 195
MTV Unplugged (TV show), 161, 195
Mullen, Larry, 307, 308
Muller, Bobby, 247
“Murder Incorporated,” 151, 194
Murphy, Elliott, xi–xiv, xx, 370, 393
music
Dylan’s influence, 159–60
evocative nature, 149
function of, 341–42, 362
as grounding force, 195–96
growth of popular music, 385–87
historical influences, 327, 350
importance of, 188
influence on people’s lives, 202
innocence of an era, 318–19, 347
as language, 253, 297, 394
message of freedom, 216
personal nature, 361
power of, 306
purpose of, 238, 252–53, 258
spirit of, 147
topics expressed in, 172
music industry
effect of digital downloads, 375–76
monetary focus, 32, 217
power plays, 49–50
pressure to do everything, 120
promotion/hype, 50–51, 73
rhythm of, 328
Muswell Hill, 166
“My Beautiful Reward,” 161, 164, 182
“My Body Is a Cage” (Arcade Fire), 321
“My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It” (Williams), 395
“My City of Ruins,” 294
“My Father’s House,” xviii, 149, 313
“My Generation” (Who), 292
“My Hometown,” 131, 143, 207
“My Love Will Not Let You Down,” 290
“Mysterious Ways” (U2), 308
“Mystic Eyes” (Them), 386
Nassau Coliseum concert, 99
“Nebraska,” xviii, 132, 134, 135, 210, 233
Nebraska, 131, 149, 157, 164, 209, 235, 264, 313, 318, 325, 327, 373
concept, 134, 356
described, 132, 143, 222
influences, 248
production time, 134–35
recording process, 134–35, 137, 144, 265
sound, 144–45, 295
success, 140
Nelson, Paul, xi–xii, 68, 108
Neon Bible (Arcade Fire), 321, 324
Nestle factory, 102
“New Glory Days” (Graff), 288–92
New Jersey, xvii, 25, 119, 330–32, 358, 363–64
“New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction
Acceptance Speech” (Springsteen), 330–32
Newman, Melinda, 261
Newman, Randy, 9
New Musical Express articles, 8–12, 41–53, 218–33
New Orleans, 89–93
Newsweek cover, 14, 41, 43–44, 52, 72–73, 123, 186, 210, 273, 322
New Times magazine, 29
“New York City Serenade,” 26, 35, 37
Nicholson, Jack, 23, 45
“Night Chicago Died, The” (Paper Lace), 31
Nightline interview, 298–303
Night Owl nightclub, 103
Nirvana, 196–97, 217, 353
No Nukes (film), 315n
Norton, Ed, 345–56
Norton, Mark J., 112–13
“No Surrender,” 132, 142, 151, 305
notebooks, 362–63, 376
“Notes for a Novel About the End of the
World” (Percy), 256
NU disks, 120
Oakland Press article, 288–92
Oasis, 223, 315
Obama, Barack, xviii, 333–35, 343, 362, 374
O’Brien, Brendan, 296, 339, 363
O’Brien, Conan, 286, 291
Observer Music Monthly article, 312–19
O’Connor, Flannery, 247, 248
Of Mice and Men, 248
Old Crow Medicine Show, 342
O’Mahoney, Mike, 8–9
Once Upon a Time in the West (film), 321
“One” (U2), 310
“Open All Night,” 135
Orbison, Roy, 158, 283, 288, 324, 342, 389–90
O’Reilly, Bill, 326
Orleans, 21–22
Orwell, George, 326
Oscar awards, 191, 232, 234, 235, 236, 262, 344
outtakes, 140, 194, 200, 266, 345
Pantages Theatre concert, 162, 163
“Papa Was a Rolling Stone” (Temptations), 325
Parcher, Peter, 285
parenting, 171, 201, 234, 243–44, 259, 268
Parks, Van Dyke, 201
Parry, Richard Reed, 321
Pater, Walter, 317n
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (film), 8
PBDs (Potential Bob Dylans), 10, 11
Pearl Jam, 217, 387
Percy, Walker, 246, 248, 251–52, 256
Percy, Will, 246–61
performing
dedication to, 119
holding contradictory views, 326, 397–98
vs. making records, 151–52
renewal vs. repetition, 341
sensation of, 107
sense of purpose, 181
Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), 159, 325, 355
Petty, Tom, 187
Philadelphia (film), 191, 200, 223, 234, 235, 236–37
Philadelphia Spectrum concert, 69–70, 80
Philbin, Peter Jay, 21, 27, 43
Phillips, Julianne (first wife), 155, 161, 170, 236
Phish, 385
Phoenix-area concerts, 64–65, 108
“Pink Cadillac,” 140
Pirner, Dave, 205
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, 209–12
Playboy magazine, 45
&nbs
p; Plotkin, Charlie “Chuck,” 167, 285
“Poetry in Motion” (Tillotson), 32
Point Blank magazine, 126
Pointer Sisters, 375
political issues
economy, 361–62
expressed in music, 214, 216, 274–75
involvement of celebrities, 374–75
support for Kerry, 298–303, 304–5
support for Obama, 333–35, 343
Pollock, Bruce, 3–7
Pop, Iggy, 387
pop culture, 254–55, 258
populism, 325–26
Presley, Elvis, 77, 92, 124, 142, 152, 179, 216, 342
anniversary, 70
influence on Springsteen, 11, 57, 78, 105, 123, 147, 273, 370, 388–89
Lester Bangs on, 387
social consciousness, 258
spontaneity, 116
tribute show, 204
“Pretty Flamingo” (Manfred Mann), 47
“Pride (In the Name of Love)” (U2), 159, 309
Prine, John, 11, 12, 370, 393
“Promise, The,” 140, 267, 353–54
Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town
Story, The (box set)
Asbury Park performance, 345, 364, 376–77
notebooks, 362–63
outtakes, 345, 372
overview, 345
Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, The (documentary film), 345, 349, 365–66, 367–68, 371
“Promised Land, The,” 156, 294, 349
“Protection” (Summer), 375
“Prove It All Night,” 68, 108, 156, 181, 183, 312, 392
“Psychotic Reaction” (Count Five), 159
Public Enemy, 306, 387, 388
publicists, 100, 105
Pulp, 315
punk rock, 254, 346, 392–93
Purdie, Bernard, 286
“Q Interview, The: Bruce Springsteen” (Hepworth), 161–75
“Quarter to Three” (Bonds), 22, 106, 110, 315n
“Racing in the Street,” 57, 85, 114, 318
racism, 291, 382
Radio Times article, 339–44
Rainforest Benefit, 204
“Ramrod,” 143
Raves, the, 104
Reagan, Ronald, 153, 232, 239, 275, 343, 361
Real Paper (Boston newspaper), 20, 25–26, 49, 99
Reed, Lou, 120
relationships, Springsteen on, 170–71, 173, 188, 198–99, 202, 207, 224, 279
religion, 85, 243, 296, 324–25
“Rendezvous” (Kihn), 120–21
requests, 365
“Rhinestone Cowboy” (Soul Asylum), 205
Rich, Buddy, 286
Richards, Keith, 132, 205
Rifkin, Marty, 266
Rihanna, 324
ring incident, 92
riots, 175
Rising, The, 293, 294, 295–96, 318, 356, 377
“River, The,” 108, 143, 202, 262, 264, 290, 315n
River, The, xii, 110, 117, 122, 131, 138, 164, 351, 372
concept, 113–14, 115, 143, 145
described, 108
outtakes, 266
production process, 119
production time, 108, 112, 114, 115–16
release, 107
success, 107
Robertson, Robbie, 8