For over forty years, Bruce Springsteen has been on top of the rock n roll stage with 18 studio albums - from his debut Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. to 2014 s High Hopes - his a life dedicated to music-making and committed songwriting. This book examines every part of his musical career, discussing influences and how his background shaped his songwriting. His albums have reflected deeply-felt passions and concerns, from the position of the American working man in The River and Nebraska, to deep personal relationships in Tunnel of Love; from the bleak vistas in Darkness on the Edge of Town to the anger of Born in the U.S.A.