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Bruce Springsteen Recalls Having a Family 'Filled with Mental Illness' — and His Own 'Pretty Good Breakdown' at Age 32

In a new interview with the 'Hollywood Reporter' podcast 'Awards Chatter,' Bruce opened up about how the success of his 'Born in the U.S.A.' album changed his life "pretty radically."

In a new interview on the Hollywood Reporter podcast Awards Chatter, the 20-time Grammy winner opened up about his family's mental health history and experiencing his own "breakdown" around the release of 1982's Nebraska album. Springsteen recalled "difficult times" throughout his childhood, "exacerbated by the fact that my father was plagued by mental illness most of his life," he told the podcast. While his previous four albums saw major success, Born in the U.S.A. was a commercial juggernaut and launched Springsteen to superstar status as the project spawned seven top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

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