>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE WITH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, TALKING ABOUT HIS
NEW BOOK "BORN TO RUN."
A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS HERE.
THIS COMES FROM AN ANONYMOUS MEMBER OF YOUR BAND WHO SENT IT
IN TO US.
"I HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH YOU THAT YOU OCCASIONALLY,
SPONTANEOUSLY CALL OUT A SONG THE BAND HAS NEVER PLAYED
BEFORE.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUR BAND AS THEY'RE
TRYING TO LEARN A SONG THEY'VE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE 10 SECONDS
BEFORE 50,000 PEOPLE WHILE YOU'RE COUNTING THEM IN?"
>> FIRST OF ALL, THE ENTIRE BAND ARE BAR BAND VETERANS.
SO THEY'VE PLAYED HUNDREDS OF NIGHTS BEFORE WE EVER STOOD OUT
IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE AFTER WE HAD A RECORD DEAL.
THERE'S A COMMON WELL THAT WE ALL DRAW FROM.
I MEAN IF SOMETHING SAYS, "PLAY 'WILD THING'" YOU'LL BE FIRED
FROM THE E STREET BAND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT.
AND THERE IS A SECRET.
THERE IS A LITTLE MAN UNDER THE STAGE, AND AND HE HAS A
TELEPROMPTER.
IF I GET A SIGN THAT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO PLAY "FRIDAY ON MY
MIND" WE'RE GOING TO PLAY KATY PERRY, WHATEVER YEAR GOING TO
PLAY.
HE WITHIN SECONDS HAS THE LYRICS UP IN PRONT OF ME, YOU KNOW.
SO HE'S -- >> FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: YOUR TOP FIVE BRUCE SONGS.
( APPLAUSE ) >> THAT'S TOUGH.
YOU KNOW.
THAT'S-- THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
>> Stephen: FIVE OUT OF ABOUT 300.
LET'S GO.
FIVE.
>> I'D HAVE TO PUT "BORN TO RUN" UP THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I GUESS FOR ME, "RISING" WAS A
BIG SONG.
( APPLAUSE ) WE PLAY "THUNDER ROAD" REALLY
REGULARLY.
( APPLAUSE ) BUT "NEBRASKA "WAS A GOOD ONE.
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
I'M TRYING TO SKIP-- WHAT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO -- >> "BAD LANDS "YOU PLAY EVERY
CONCERT.
>> Stephen: IT'S YOUR LIFE, BRUCE.
IT'S YOUR LIFE.
>> THESE FOLKS ARE ALL PLANTED NOW.
CAN RACING IN THE STREET."
>> Stephen: THESE ARE EVERYBODY'S TOP FIVE, BY THE
WAY.
( LAUGHTER ) ALL RIGHT, NOW, ON COMPANION
ALBUM, THERE'S ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT, ON THE COMPANION
ALBUM CALLED "CHAPTER AND VERSE."
THERE IS A COUPLE OF DOZEN GREAT SONGS.
ONE IS CALLED "HENRY BOY."
"HENRY BOY" HAS AN INTERESTING STORY.
THIS THEATER AS WELL WHICH I'LL GET TO IN JUST A SECOND.
BUT HOW DID "HENRY BOY "COME ABOUT?
>> YO I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF WRITING IT OR PERFORMING IT.
I BELIEVE IT WAS ON THE JOHN HAMM DEMO TAPE, THE FIRST THING
I CUT ON CBS WHEN I WAS FIRST AUDITIONING.
>> Stephen: ON COLUMBUS RECORDS.
>> ON COLUMBUS RECORDS.
>> Stephen: JOHN HAM.
>> HE PRODUCED IT.
>> Stephen: THERE WAS AN 18-YEAR-OLD MIXER ON THAT
SESSION, AND THAT IS HARVEY GOLDBERG.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE --
>> AND HE'S A MIXER FOR THIS SHOW.
>> THIS IS A "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" MOMENT.
>> Stephen: HE'S RIGHT BELOW US.
HE'S RIGHT BELOW THE STAGE RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S HARVEY!
( APPLAUSE ) >> HELLO, STEPHEN.
HELLO, BRUCE.
>> Stephen: HEY, HARVEY.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO BRUCE?
>> YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU AFTER THE
DEMO.
AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT SO NOW I
CAN SEE WHAT WENT ON.
GOOD LUCK WITH THE BOOK.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, BY THE WAY, WE FOUND OUT-- WE FOUND OUT
FROM THE HISTORIAN OF THIS BUILDING, THAT ELVIS PERFORMED
RIGHT AROUND HERE.
THEY SAY THIS IS THE SPOT RIGHT AROUND WHERE ELVIS WOULD HAVE
PERFORMED.
SO YOU MADE IT.
>> WHOOO!
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, WELL, THE BOOK IS "BORN TO RUN."
IT'S ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD TO THE PRESENT.
WHAT'S THE FUTURE HOLD FOR YOU?
WHAT'S THE NEXT CHAPTER?
>> SAME OLD THING.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YOU COULD PROBABLY BE GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY IF YOU WANTED.
>> NO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: NO?
AND-- >> I THINK I'LL PASS ON THAT
ONE.
>> Stephen: TONIGHT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: TONIGHT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SO WE GOT YOU A LITTLE
SOMETHING.
WE JUST GOT A SMALL LITTLE SOMETHING.
>> REALLY.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL SCHEMATIC OF THE ED
SULLIVAN THEATER SINCE THIS BUILDING MADE A DIFFERENCE IN
YOUR LIFE.
>> I ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THOSE.
>> Stephen: WISH BRUCE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVERYBODY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) "CHAPTER AND VERSE" IS OUT NOW.
"BORN TO RUN" IS AVAILABLE ON SEPTEMBER 27.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, EVERYBODY!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )