At last, a good long look at Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in ‘Deliver Me from Nowhere'
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Springsteen has been much in the news of late. The 75-year-old singer made headlines a few weeks ago when, during a concert in England, he criticized President Trump, calling him 'corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous.' (Trump responded by calling Springsteen a '
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Springsteen is also set to release a slew of songs that have not been heard before. Called 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' the collection, due out next week, includes 83 songs, 74 of which have not been previously released in any form. Springsteen told
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It's clear in the Times story that the author of 'Born in the USA' is distraught about what is happening in America at the moment. Explaining Trump's rise, Springsteen said the country's 'incredible increase in wealth disparity left so many people behind…It was ripe for a demagogue.'
'While I can't believe it was this moron that came along, he fit the bill for some people,' Springsteen said. 'What we've been living through in the last 70 days are things that we all said, 'This can't happen here.' 'This will never happen in America.' And here we are.'
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