简介： BruceFrederickJosephSpringsteen(bornSeptember23,1949)isanAmericansinger-songwriter,knownforhisworkwiththeEStreetBand.Nicknamed"TheBoss",heiswidelyknownforhisbrandofpoeticlyrics,Americana,workingclass,sometimespoliticalsentimentscenteredonhisnativeNewJersey,hisdistinctivevoice,andhislengthyandenergeticstageperformances—withconcertsfromthe1970stothepresentdecaderunningatuptofourhoursinlength.
Springsteen'srecordingshaveincludedbothcommerciallyaccessiblerockalbumsandmoresomberfolk-orientedworks.Hismostsuccessfulstudioalbums,BorntoRun(1975)andBornintheU.S.A.(1984)findpleasuresinthestrugglesofdailyAmericanlife.Hehassoldmorethan140millionrecordsworldwideandmorethan64millionrecordsintheUnitedStates,makinghimoneoftheworld'sbest-sellingartistsofalltime.Hehasearnednumerousawardsforhiswork,including20GrammyAwards,twoGoldenGlobes,andanAcademyAwardaswellasbeinginductedintoboththeSongwritersHallofFameandtheRockAndRollHallOfFamein1999.In2009,SpringsteenwasaKennedyCenterHonorsrecipient,in2013wasnamedMusiCarespersonoftheyear,andin2016wasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedom.
HemarriedPattiScialfain1991,andthecouplehavehadthreechildren–EvanJames,JessicaRaeandSamRyan.
