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Steven Van Zandt Jokes That the Key to His Successful 40-Year Marriage with Maureen Is 'Staying Apart'

Speaking to PEOPLE, Steven Van Zandt revealed the key to keeping his relationship strong after 40 years of marriage.

In the HBO documentary Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, fans will get an inside look at the E Street Band member's marriage to Maureen. I never fail to be moved when Stevie's singing the song to Maureen at the end," Director Bill Teck adds of capturing their love story in the documentary. In the documentary, Steven recounts the moment he met Maureen — who also played his onscreen wife on The Sopranos — and says he went "nuts" before convincing her to go out with him "like a year later."

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