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Bruce Springsteen Reveals the Romantic Inspiration Behind Jim Morrison Quote in ‘Road Diary’ Film
Bruce Springsteen revealed that the Jim Morrison quote in 'Road Diary' was inspired by a Doors concert he and his wife both attended, before they met.
Bruce Springsteen has always been a master at mythologizing his own story, and his latest film “Road Diary ” is no exception: It’s a tribute to the E Street Band’s 50-year history and their decades of touring, his 60-year friendship with guitarist Steve Van Zandt (who makes a crack about finally officially being named the E Street Band’s musical director after 40 years), the familial bonds between the bandmates, the crew and his longtime manager Jon Landau, and other sentiments that are well familiar to fans and get a thorough and moving presentation in the Thom Zimny-directed film, an artfully executed documentary of the band’s 2023 tour of North America and Europe. Those themes were aired at length at a Q&A sessions following that followed the New York screening of the film at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday night, Springsteen, Van Zandt, Landau and Zimny, but the most revealing moment came when moderator Jon Sykes of iHeartMedia asked him why the film prominently spotlights a quote from a Jim Morrison poem: It was an incredible show, and [he and Patti] did a funny thing three months ago — we went to bed early and said, ‘OK, let’s remake the Doors concert.’ So we went online and found the exact set that they played in Asbury Park in 1968, and put it all together and got in bed and listened to the Doors, 50 years later.” Springsteen and Scialfa have been together for around 40 years and married in 1991 — and as far as portraits of a marriage go, that one is pretty awesome.
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