No one notices Bruce Springsteen. He makes no effort to hide—black T-shirt, blue jeans, Wayfarer sunglasses, honky-tonk cowboy boots—but for a few minutes, the most famous son of the Jersey Shore achi

NEIL YOUNG contains multitudes. In a career spanning six decades, many different Neils have emerged – Neil the loner, Neil the activist, Neil the superstar, Neil the country singer, Neil the bandleader and Neil the rebel among them. Ahead of Young’s 80th birthday this month, STEPHEN STILLS , GRAHAM NASH , EMMYLOU HARRIS , NILS LOFGREN , PATTERSON HOOD , THURSTON MOORE , MICAH NELSON , RANDY BACHMAN and MARGO PRICE offer their highlights of a fearless, single-minded artist, one driven to spontaneous creation and rapid emotional responses. “He radically changes his mind and his direction, to the shock of everyone,” says one of his oldest compadres. “But then, he’s done this all his life.”

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In autumn 2025, the stark landscapes of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ’s Nebraska swim back into focus, as its fabled electric version emerges and a Bruce biopic explores the struggles behind the songs. On p42, director Scott Cooper reveals Springsteen’s role in shaping Deliver Me From Nowhere, but not before the Boss himself has his say. “It was an exploratory period,” he tells WARREN ZANES , “and that affected everything I was doing.”

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