E Street Shuffle

The essential book for any fan of the Boss, Bruce Springsteen. THE MOST REVEALING PORTRAIT YET WRITTEN OF THE BOSSBruce Springsteen's place in the pantheon of rock legends rests largely on the albums he made and the barn-burning shows he performed with the E Street Band in the 1970s and 80s. Featuring new interviews with Springsteen's bandmates and colleagues, Clinton Heylin's revelatory and nuanced biography captures The Boss during this classic phase of his career, offering an intimate portrait of his rise from Asbury Park hood rat to global megastar.'An intriguing . . . psychological profile of The Boss.' Metro'Arguably the world's greatest rock biographer.' Irish Independent Bruce Springsteen is one of the most important and controversial rock stars of our times: this is the story of the man - a complex, poetic loner whose albums went on to sell 18 million copies - and the band that gave his inner vision a punch and a swagger. Clinton Heylin has written the most factually accurate, informative book on Springsteen to date. As in Heylin's definitive Bob Dylan title Revolution in the Air, E Street Shuffle will focus on Bruce Springsteen and his work: the songs he's written, the way they were recorded, how they sounded live. Heylin also has unparalleled access to the people around Springsteen: current and former members of the E Street Band; CBS A&R personnel; Springsteen's 'New Dylan' contemporaries, as well as fellow Asbury Park musicians and scenesters, and rock critics. This is the essential book for any fan of the Boss.Praise for Clinton Heylin:"Arguably the world's greatest rock biographer." - The Irish Independent."The only Dylanologist worth reading." - The New York Times.