Bruce was a punk a** who barely graduated HS in Freehold. I think he went to a few CC course. And all of his "blue collar" crap is pure facade.
I had friends from Freehold and Asbury Park who knew him as the same little sh** he is today. One of them, now retired Special Forces, played and sang better than the boss.
Some years ago I read an article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel where some people who worked at a popular Milwaukee entertainment venue (don’t know the name) were interviewed. These people were asked by the paper to talk about some of the very popular, nationally known entertainers who they shlepped for. I can’t remember who they said was the nicest, but they all agreed Springsteen was the biggest jerk.