Bruce Springsteen net worth
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What is the net worth of Bruce Springsteen?
Bruce Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter and musician with a net worth of US$650 million. During his decades of professional career, he gained fame as a solo artist and leader of the E Street band. In a certain year of the tour, Bruce’s annual income can easily exceed 80 million US dollars. To date, Blues has sold more than 135 million albums worldwide, making him one of the 35 best-selling music artists in history.
early life
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey, and grew up in Freehold, New Jersey. He has two younger sisters. As a Catholic, Springsteen studied at the Holy Rosary Catholic School in Lima and attributed his religious upbringing to his music. However, his initial interest in music was inspired by Elvis Presley, who saw him on the “Ed Sullivan Show” at the age of seven. Springsteen suffered a concussion in a motorcycle accident at the age of 17, failed a medical examination for the US draft, and did not participate in the Vietnam War.
The beginning of a career
Inspired again by the performance he saw on the Beatles “The Ed Sullivan Show”, Springsteen bought his first guitar in 1964. Soon after, he began to play with the Rogues band at Freehold’s local venue. Later that year, his mother loaned him a $60 Kent guitar, and he sang a section of his song “Wish”.
Springsteen worked with other bands in the 1960s and early 70s, including Castile, Earth, Steelworks, Sundance Blues and Bruce Springsteen. During this period, he began to attract people’s attention, not only because of his performance, but also because of his lyrics and songwriting ability. In 1972, music executive Clive Davis attracted the interest of scout John Hammond and signed Clive Davis to Columbia Records. For his first project, Springsteen invited several of his music colleagues in New Jersey to form the E Street Band. It was not officially named until a few months later. His first studio album “Greetings from Asbury Park” was released in January 1973 and was well received, but sales were slow.
Success
Springsteen’s second studio album “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle” also encountered a similar reaction. Although it was well received, sales were slow. For his third studio project, Springsteen received a generous budget to try to produce commercially viable records. The album “Born to Run” took 14 months to record, of which 6 months were spent on the song “Born to Run”.It was released in August 1975 and achieved great commercial success, ranking third in the world billboard 200. In October of the same year, Springsteen appeared on the covers of Newsweek and Time magazine.
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In 1978, Springsteen fought a protracted lawsuit with former agent Mike Appel, released “Darkness on the Edge” (Darkness on the Edge), and started a fierce battle. Off-road tour to promote this album.His 1980 double album “The River” became his first album billboard Popular album charts, and his 1982 solo soundtrack album “Nebraska” was named “Album of the Year” by Rolling Stone Magazine.
Springsteen’s most famous album is undoubtedly the 1984 hit album “Born in the USA”, which became one of the best-selling albums of all time, with 15 million copies sold in the United States and 30 million copies worldwide. It has been certified as platinum 15 times by RIAA. Followed by the “Tunnel of Love” (1987), “Humanization” (1992), “Lucky Town” (1992) and the soundtrack album “The Ghost of Tom Joe” (1995). His other achievements in the 1990s include winning Oscars for some “Streets of Philadelphia” in 1994, and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.
The 2000s brought further success to Springsteen. After breaking off from the E Street band throughout the 1990s, he reunited with them and released the 2002 album “The Rising”, which won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album of the Year. Similar in style to his two previous soundtrack albums, “Devils & Dust” was released in April 2005. His other projects since then include “Magic” (2007), “Working on a Dream” (2009), “Wrecking Ball” (2012) and “High Expectations” (2014).
At the time of writing, Springsteen has won twenty Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and one Oscar.
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Other pursuits
In addition to music, Springsteen also carried out several other projects. His Broadway show “Springsteen on Broadway” lasted from October 2017 to December 2018, and included excerpts from the 2016 autobiography “Born to Run” read by Springsteen himself. He also co-directed the movie “Western Star” with Thom Zimny, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2019. This movie features Springsteen and E Street Band performing to a live audience in support of the title of his album released earlier in the same year.
personal life
Springsteen has several notable relationships. In May 1985, despite the age difference of 11 years, he married actress Julianne Phillips. His tour schedule had an impact on this relationship. The couple separated in 1988 and their divorce was completed in March 1989. Shortly after separating from Phillips, Springsteen began to establish a relationship with Patti Scialfa, who was with him on the Born on the American Tour (1984) and the Love Tunnel Tour Competition (1988). Springsteen and Scialfa married in 1991 and have three children. Their youngest son Sam is a member of the Colts Neck Fire Department.
Springsteen is well-known for the political statements in many of his songs, whether they are direct expressions or allusions. Some examples include the single “Born in the USA” (1984), a widely distorted commentary about the treatment of Vietnamese veterans, and the controversial song “American Skin (41 Shots)” (1999) about Amadou Diallo The shooting. In November 2016, Springsteen was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama.
real estate
Bruce has an impressive real estate portfolio, consisting mainly of properties in New Jersey, especially near Monmouth County. His main long-term property is the 384-acre horse farm in Colts Neck.
In 1999, Bruce and Patti spent US$13.75 million to purchase a 4.5-acre compound in Beverly Hills, which had a 10,000-square-foot main residence and 7,500-square-foot secondary residence. According to reports, in 2015, they bought the property off-site at a price of USD 600-70 million. They are likely to be interested in selling because the planned mansion is located on the hill above their property. For years, a son of the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has been arguing with Los Angeles about his plans to build a 60,000 square foot mansion that will overlook part of the Springsteen Estate.
They also own a home in an equestrian community in Wellington, Florida. Mike Bloomberg and Bill Gates own real estate nearby. The daughters of Springsteen, Gates and Bloomberg are passionate equestrian athletes.
