Bruce Springsteen: 30 Photos From His Life and Music Career

2. A difficult relationship with his father

Photo date: 1966

It sounds stereotypical, but Bruce Springsteen really did have a difficult relationship with his father. Bruce was dead-set on being a rock star, and his dad didn’t approve. “When I was growing up there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar,” he said in the past, according to The Independent.

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