The Gaslight Anthem on first meeting with Bruce Springsteen: “I freaked out”
nme.comThe Gaslight Anthem‘s frontman Brian Fallon has opened up about the first time he met Bruce Springsteen back in 2009.Back in July, the band announced their first record in nine years, ‘History Books’ and shared the title track, which is a duet with Springsteen himself.
In a new NME interview, Fallon recalled his reaction to Springsteen joining the band at Glastonbury to perform ‘The ’59 Sound’.“We were playing in 10 minutes, so when he showed up, I couldn’t think,” said Fallon. “My musical professional brain took over because my regular brain freaked out, and I said to him: ‘Do you know the song?
Then let’s go!’ It was a small tent and felt pretty epic afterwards. I freaked out.”He continued: “I had to go straight back to the bus and lie on the floor thinking: ‘What the hell just happened?
Am I in a club now? Do I get a card or a badge now?’ I should at least get a Nando’s Black Card after playing with Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury!” It was also revealed Springsteen helped the band reunite in 2021.
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