Steve Van Zandt has lived something of a charmed life. He’s been a part of the two biggest things to come out of New Jersey (the E Street Band and The Sopranos, of course), had a successful solo career, and his own radio show.But the biggest prize of his career – one that seems strange in retrospect – is that he was almost cast as Tony Soprano in the HBO series instead of James Gandolfini.In a new interview with Cleveland.com to promote his new book Unrequited Infatuations, out today, Van Zandt recalled what might have been.“…It was one of those weird things. (series creator David Chase) wanted unusual, new faces and he really thought I could do it, and out of pure ignorance naiveté I thought I could do it.
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