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'Born in the U.S.A.': The E Street Band Looks Back 40 Years Later

E Street Band legends Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan share memories of making Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.' on its 40th anniversary

Sometime in 1984, when E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg saw a bunch of potential covers for Bruce Springsteen ’s next album, he instantly noticed the Annie Leibovitz shot of the singer’s jeans-clad rear end. It was great, and it was a rock record.” (That said, Weinberg makes it clear that there were — obviously — no hard-rocking versions of ballads like “My Father’s House,” which were played in a restrained style, a la Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding.) Check out six years’ worth of episodes in the archive, including in-depth interviews with Mariah Carey, Bruce Springsteen, Questlove, Halsey, Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, Brandi Carlile, Phoebe Bridgers, Rick Ross, Alicia Keys, the National, Ice Cube, Taylor Hawkins, Willow, Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Dua Lipa, Killer Mike, Julian Casablancas, Sheryl Crow, Johnny Marr, Scott Weiland, Liam Gallagher, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Costello, John Legend, Donald Fagen, Charlie Puth, Phil Collins, Justin Townes Earle, Stephen Malkmus, Sebastian Bach, Tom Petty, Eddie Van Halen, Kelly Clarkson, Pete Townshend, Bob Seger, the Zombies, and Gary Clark Jr. And look for dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone ’s critics and reporters.

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