That’s why they took six months on ‘Born to Run.’ Every single note had to be perfect, otherwise they knew they would be going back to Asbury Park empty-handed.” ![]() Peter Ames Carlin (author of the Springsteen biography “Bruce”): “Columbia gave Bruce and the band just enough money to produce one song to show he could make great singles and prove the next album would be worth making. “A 24-year-old kid aimin’ at the ‘greatest rock ’n’ roll record ever.’ ” “My shot at the title,” Bruce wrote years later of the song. It was a clear inspiration, as the image of a man holding on to his youth and leading a girl named Wendy away from drudgery was fed into the lyrics: “Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend, I want to guard your dreams and visions.” While writing, Springsteen hung a poster over his bed of Peter Pan leading his Wendy out of a window. Recording of the song “Born to Run” took place in spring and summer of 1974, with Springsteen and the band - bassist Garry Tallent, organist Danny Federici, pianist David Sancious, saxophonist Clarence Clemons and drummer Ernest “Boom” Carter - laboring for six months to create a dense, multilayered epic, reminiscent of Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound productions from the 1960s. Sometimes that’s the best thing in life.”įorty years on from release, here’s how the Boss shaped a rock ’n’ roll masterpiece against all odds. We just had to do it, because we had nothing to fall back on. “He tried everything because he was frightened of not living up to everything he could live up to. “Bruce was obsessive,” Appel tells The Post. With their backs against the wall, Springsteen and his E Street Band had no choice but to go for broke, putting everything they had into “Born to Run.” The recording just about broke him, with Springsteen obsessing over the lyrics, fretting over keeping his record deal and trying to cope with band changes all at the same time.
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