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Yes, he did.

Back in the 80s, I often went to Asbury Park and visited all the places mentioned in his songs.

I was mad for him.

After The River, he jumped the shark.

He ditched his wife for the Jersey skank, because the very young wife was not inclined to immediately start popping out babies for him and things went to hell.

He annulled Julie and married that other thing.

Tunnel Of Love was a musical diary of his wife issues and infidelity.

I didn’t like him at all, personally, after that.

I still blast everything from Greetings From Asbury Park to The River, full blast, in the car, occasionally adding a few tracks from Nebraska.

I don’t even know where my CDs from the Stupid Era are, anymore.

Saw him at the Cap Center in ‘78 and it was an unbelievable show.

But, he remains a great disappointment to me, otherwise.

I'm a fan of Springsteen's music, but not of the man. I think it's important to separate the two. Like Springsteen, opera composer Richard Wagner was a horrible person but that does not keep people from exploring his music. So I can still listen to the music of Springsteen although I doubt I'd still pay to go see him in concert like I used to back in the 1970s and 80s.

On the other hand, the music of Ted Nugent is not my cup of tea but I admire the man.

I'm pretty certain that if Springsteen had the politics of Ted Nugent, many here would be hailing him as one of the most brilliant rock performers that America ever produced.