<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Bruce-springsteen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/bruce-springsteen Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “It's exactly Bruce’s guitar to his specifications. He just made it purple in honor of Moe’s Tavern”: Simpsons icon Hank Azaria on his Springsteen tribute – and his custom Moe guitar from the Boss’ own builder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/simpsons-hank-azaria-on-his-springsteen-tribute-and-custom-moe-guitar MMz7XBF3w2zjrHqv6Uo9Zm Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I want to dedicate it to everyone in the guitar shop I grew up in and everyone in a bedroom with a dream”: Guitar at the Grammys 2026 – Slash and Andrew Watt pay tribute to Ozzy, Bruno Mars takes a solo, but Brent Hinds excluded from In Memoriam segment ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/guitar-at-the-grammys-2026 fxdHNMtUcmmsqWshvf5NAb Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:23:54 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got a text saying, ‘Bruce would like to send you something…’” The vintage guitar Bruce Springsteen sent Jeremy Allen White so he could learn to play ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/jeremy-allen-white-bruce-springsteen-gift tRjoWAKRMcwoUCVMib8cT6 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:38:11 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:30:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The director said, ‘I’m looking for a young, hip rock ‘n’ roll band like Greta Van Fleet.’ And the producer’s like, ‘Well, I know someone…’” How Greta Van Fleet ended up in the new Bruce Springsteen biopic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/how-greta-van-fleet-ended-up-in-the-new-bruce-springsteen-biopic mSg24qw8zRXWwhhN9yK9pb Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:30:29 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:45:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Picking up a guitar when you’ve never held one before… That was the most frightened I’ve been in my work life”: Jeremy Allen White had never played guitar until he was hired to play Bruce Springsteen – and it was the scariest challenge of his career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/jeremy-allen-white-had-never-played-guitar-until-he-was-asked-to-play-bruce-springsteen KghdZNixHmp5XaqZTJN22Z Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:53:04 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:45:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, ‘What are all these guitars?’ And he's like, ‘Oh, it's nothing.’ And then he’s playing Bruce Springsteen-level guitar”: Jeremy Allen White was secretly practicing guitar on another set while preparing for his role as Bruce Springsteen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/jeremy-allen-white-was-secretly-practicing-guitar-on-another-set-while-preparing-for-the-springsteen-movie kbQUTYehkxSuFyzDDjZmyU Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:14:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Working on the Springsteen movie, they asked me if I would teach Jeremy Allen White to play guitar. My honest thing was, I have no idea”: J.D. Simo’s advice that helped Jeremy Allen White play like the Boss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jd-simo-jeremy-allen-white-bruce-springsteen-biopic axdAqvUeR3HrwpUTePQbuN Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:46:31 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:48:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought it was food poisoning…” Steven Van Zandt sidelined from Bruce Springsteen tour following emergency surgery ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steven-van-zandt-sidelined-from-bruce-springsteen-tour-following-emergency-surgery eUTihnTHdMbj3235AJMzQH Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:56:59 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:45:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I saw Meat Loaf, I said, ‘This is a spoof of Bruce Springsteen, and that’s why I’m doing it’”: Todd Rundgren produced The Band, Grand Funk Railroad and The New York Dolls –but his most successful collaboration was born to poke fun ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/todd-rundgren-the-band-meat-loaf-new-york-dolls kmKBjqGeTNaTCrcX6WGvr4 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:04:40 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:10:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t care if it succeeded or not. I just wanted to make fun of Bruce Springsteen”: Todd Rundgren reveals the real reason why he decided to produce Meat Loaf's off-kilter debut Bat Out of Hell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/todd-rundgren-why-he-decided-to-produce-meat-loafs-bat-out-of-hell DbshLZMeXjaowNn9vbFKoR Tue, 13 May 2025 09:08:11 +0000 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:18:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That is called ‘playing the s**t out of the guitar!’”: Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and Smokey Robinson join forces on their own rendition of a Motown classic at the 2025 American Music Honors ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/bruce-springsteen-steven-van-zandt-smokey-robinson-motown-classic-2025-american-music-honors xp9x3RExLMg7GLB7DGDjTD Thu, 01 May 2025 11:39:48 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:42:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ English folk icon Wizz Jones – guitar hero of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Thurston Moore – has died at 86 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/english-folk-icon-wizz-jones-guitar-hero-of-keith-richards-eric-clapton-and-thurston-moore-has-died-at-86 MHBvfRqHSRQmp44a7N4Djb Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:42:41 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Mick Ronson came to see one of the Springsteen shows, and he was just so proud of me. He had a classic rock ‘n’ roll existence, but I love him for all that”: Shane Fontayne on the kindness of Ronson, serving the Boss –and playing Stairway for Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/shane-fontayne-springsteen-ronson-taylor M7vxmR2UZPj5T64KzHQa4R Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:12:37 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:34:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bruce goes, ‘Man, that's a lot of twang.’ I said, ‘Too much?’ And he said, ‘Uh uh!’” Joining Bruce Springsteen's post-E Street Band group, Shane Fontayne had the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Stevie Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/shane-fontayne-bruce-springsteen-audition RPiZG95Tb4CwbgvjVCpFMD Sun, 09 Mar 2025 09:15:00 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:06:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitars signed by Paul McCartney, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Olivia Rodrigo and many more to be auctioned off in support of leading music charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/signed-guitars-musicares-auction z7xuXCrHmHW6HrgD7iAiXk Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:00:08 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:27:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember Bruce calling me and asking me for my permission to switch to Telecaster”: Stevie Van Zandt on why the Strat became his go-to guitar for decades – after passing the Tele baton to Bruce Springsteen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/stevie-van-zandt-on-switching-to-the-strat-and-bruce-springsteen-switching-to-the-tele yyKf8bW6a53bUyupQwH7Q3 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:06:51 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:30:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All my life I’ve carried with me this guilt and feeling of, ‘Jeez, if only I could have stayed in the band and yet done all these other things’”: Steven Van Zandt reflects on leaving Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band just before their breakthrough ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/stevie-van-zandt-reflects-on-leaving-bruce-springsteen-e-street-band gr9jPtwuUf87tSHfay8JYn Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:51:34 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:46:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The solo is an attempt to conjure the screaming lost souls of social justice struggles past”: Tom Morello reunites with Bruce Springsteen for some show-stopping leads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-bruce-springsteen-los-angeles Dt2scUspNRhos6X4g5ytgY Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:39:37 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:54:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bruce Springsteen was in the next studio… He had a Gretsch Country Gentleman, and I asked him if I could borrow it”: How a loaner from The Boss powered the iconic spaghetti western line in Blondie’s Atomic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-frank-infante-loaned-gretsch-blondie-atomic hpeih4Q8SodDJ7Dk3CMCrL Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:02:34 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:11:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richard Davis, legendary jazz bassist who worked with everyone from Van Morrison to Charles Mingus, dies at 93 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/richard-davis-dies-at-93 PBy7DG6h293BhX8sN82HWj Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen launches his Telecaster across the stage – and accidentally hits his guitar tech in the head ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-guitar-throw-hits-tech RBqaA7pxtjPa5MpThYWDND Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:01:52 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:25:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ The story of the 1950s Fender “Payola” Telecasters, which featured one of the wildest guitar mods of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/fender-payola-telecaster ok9yAQhAbBAnXZYmt5HRFf Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:29:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen played guitar for Clarence Clemons in the hospital on the final day of his life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-clarence-clemons-hospital QsqoGNz6mEhnfAov39vsf9 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:19:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul McCartney joined by Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen during Glastonbury headline set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/paul-mccartney-dave-grohl-bruce-springsteen-glastonbury zTGV9Gmr5bR4QWC9oBs5jc Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:02:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2022: Vintage recreates Bruce Springsteen’s iconic number one Tele with ‘The Boss’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/vintage-proshop-unique-the-boss LcxnUzk8ySkraJ5Ffc6FLE Mon, 30 May 2022 10:52:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen reveals the story of his beloved, Born to Run Fender: "This guitar has been in every club, theater, arena and stadium across America" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-born-to-run-fender tUr4aTsh7NKUw4azXY2x6A Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:19:54 +0000 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:36:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen wrote his entire new album on an acoustic guitar gifted to him by a fan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-wrote-his-entire-new-album-on-an-acoustic-guitar-gifted-to-him-by-a-fan NTRWkM5zRxiVDbSqDfoDmM Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:38:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Hendrixian R&B groovers to punkified alt-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-hendrix-ian-randb-groovers-to-punkified-alt-rock-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks MzAM5PFmJJN6z53SrDUFyZ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:31:38 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:30:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nils Lofgren talks touring with Bruce Springsteen, collaborating with Lou Reed and why he favors thumb picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/nils-lofgren-talks-life-with-bruce-springsteen-collaborating-with-lou-reed-and-why-he-favors-thumb-picks 3hY29smXLGxTPeu3cfAqk Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:51:19 +0000 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:30:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Bruce Springsteen Jam with Social Distortion in New Jersey ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-bruce-springsteen-jam-with-social-distortion-in-new-jersey YD3HL4TKFzQVZ9L5Bep2tW Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:06:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello Play "Jump" and "Highway to Hell" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/video-bruce-springsteen-and-tom-morello-perform-van-halens-jump zRrHPp6af7gbQCtNY7Dfxn Wed, 30 May 2018 19:25:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Laughing Stocks: 10 of Hollywood’s Funniest Guitar Moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/laughing-stocks-10-hollywood-s-funniest-guitar-moments-video 5gkCJ8RCiteW24jtwoCN2S Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:10:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen Play "I Saw Her Standing There" at Madison Square Garden ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-paul-mccartney-and-bruce-springsteen-play-i-saw-her-standing-there-madison-square PFxEmRaByZhVcuuNtzT9nM Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:44:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ryan Adams Covers Springsteen During 'Prisoner' Album Preview in London ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/ryan-adams-covers-springsteen-during-prisoner-album-preview-london BsTbbNFKrQkmeaM2f3GVMJ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:18:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen Opens Brooklyn Show with Prince's "Purple Rain" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bruce-springsteen-opens-brooklyn-show-princes-purple-rain 5S94zX8VvZpBMXdqCLQqLm Sun, 24 Apr 2016 14:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Readers' Poll: The Best American Rock Band Ever — Van Halen Vs. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/readers-poll-best-american-rock-band-ever-van-halen-vs-bruce-springsteen-and-e GyfrUYDYo4K7HjsGSPJjbU Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:01:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Readers' Poll: The Best American Rock Band Ever — Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Vs. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/readers-poll-best-american-rock-band-ever-stevie-ray-vaughan-and-double-trouble-vs iLyiDzBEKrSHwbcUb6YyPR Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:00:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 Best Backing Bands of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/10-best-backing-bands-all-time AwkYLsSnNpiWsusJ28Q7xa Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:54:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robin Williams: Elmer Fudd Sings Bruce Springsteen —Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/uncategorized/robin-williams-elmer-fudd-sings-bruce-springsteen-video F4eMXpD3rKksfGLJuP97TV Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:17:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Retrospective: A Look At Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-look-bruce-springsteens-nebraska ikUkpGUVCJFbxoNHkKZhLo Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:10:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen Performs AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" in Perth, Australia — Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/video-bruce-springsteen-performs-acdcs-highway-hell-australia s2JMeJnokxdSDeWzTtY327 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:29:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ First Listen: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘High Hopes’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-first-listen-bruce-springsteen-s-high-hopes 77Rofco3Grh4KcwEYKqsrS Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:09:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Six Killer Acoustic Late-Night TV Show Performances ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/video-six-killer-acoustic-late-night-tv-show-performances nh4ScKVD8FWuqNuGn4zLXi Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:19:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ 12.12.12 Concert For Sandy Relief Album Available on iTunes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/121212-concert-sandy-relief-album-available-itunes K5qJBSac6cEyeBiPrQERTP Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:52:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello Perform "Death to My Hometown" on Fallon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-bruce-springsteen-tom-morello-perform-death-my-hometown-fallon zmGkwjFcVvpwAK5RDMAspn Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:14:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen Streaming New Song, "This Depression," Featuring Tom Morello ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-streaming-new-song-depression-featuring-tom-morello imHVQb2Hs6sKhsCRQ2jKRD Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:59:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: McCartney, Springsteen, Grohl, Walsh Jam on Beatles 'Abbey Road' Medley at Grammys ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-mccartney-springsteen-grohl-walsh-jam-beatles-abbey-road-medley-grammys 8Vd7hqor8Qmp6qjVzzmhve Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:41:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen Annouces First 2012 U.S. Tour Dates with E-Street Band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-annouces-first-2012-us-tour-dates-e-street-band H5YhkTwg7J7iKjtdtjfw6k Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:27:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar Girl'd: 10 Great Duets Featuring Female Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/blogs/guitar-girld-10-great-duets-featuring-female-guitarists k9Rmf8U6yWgBZDJ7638dtc Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:04:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bruce Springsteen Set to Release New Album in 2012 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bruce-springsteen-set-release-new-album-2012 gXzE2Pxfa2hrHYFjUhoB7k Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:42:54 +0000