Years ago I read an article about Bruce and the draft.
If I recall correctly, I think he was going to claim he was "gay" to dodge it or run to Canada but lucky for him, the war ended before his number came up.
I doubt that interview will ever see the light of day again.
This is coming from someone who adored that band all through high school [back when he was "nobody"], bought his albums, went to his concerts and even made several "pilgrimages" to Asbury Park.
I was a *big* fan.
After "The River", Bruce jumped the shark.
The 40-somethings here know what I mean.
Couldn't agree more. In fact, _The River_ was a great single album, but Springsteen released it as a double album. Lots of filler, it seemed to me.