The Boss is the Bo$$

Springsteen at the Inglewood Forum, in the wake of (what was it?) the release of Darkness on the Edge of Town, remains one of the best live concerts I've ever attended. In my personal concert-going history it ranks up there with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. Yeah, he eventually ran out of steam but "Born to Run", "The Wild The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle" and "Darkness on the Edge of Town" were on my turntable for years. It was Springsteen's twangy guitar playing that prompted me to abandon both my Strat and my Les Paul for a vintage Tele. It's only the advent of New Wave and Punk Rock several years later that finally displaced Springsteen as my go-to rock'n'roll.

roxy54, I can understand your feelings. The same thing happens to me when I hear Clapton or Kid Rock or Van Morrison.

I saw Bruce Springsteen only once, at the Berkeley Community Theatre. It was just Bruce and a guitar, no back up band. It was amazing! I told my daughter at the time, "Now you know why they call him The Boss." I hope he enjoys every bit of that money. He deserves it.

I assume there are many things in the contract but I bet there are at least 2. He cannot record for release any song in the contract and he can still perform any song live for no or low charge. If not the latter we have heard the last of him performing.

"I assume there are many things in the contract but I bet there are at least 2. He cannot record for release any song in the contract and he can still perform any song live for no or low charge."

ibmjunkman-That would be one interesting contract to actually read the "fine print."

Sell your catalog, now you need permission from the new "owner" to perform it?

For HALF A BILLION dollars, doesn't seem like much of  an inconvenience.