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Reply to "High ticket prices cast doubt on Springsteen’s values and bond with fans"

Bond with fans? He's done everything he can to alienate, in part due to his borderline personality disorder (he's not really manic-depressive). For example, Clearmountain said that Bruce would dirty up his mixes, something that seemingly goes against pop's MO. He refused to play his biggest hits in 2000, alienating fans who wanted to hear Hungry Heart, Glory Days, &
Dancing in the Dark, to name but a few. He told fans to shut the fuck up in Jersey in 2005 and apologized with further mockery and condescension. He's alienated essentially every Republican fan; he alienated tons with the Seeger Sessions; with disbanding the E Street Band; and of course, with his outright refusal to speak up against Trump from 2017 to 2020 (Rainmaker doesn't count).

He seems to have always done what he wants to do without regard for his fans. I'm surprised people are so surprised. He never intended to fool anyone with a blue-collar image. His magic trick was being an actor, projecting his feelings & thoughts about his father through his music. There's no lack of integrity nor questionable values. He's a business man who signed a contract and has been dealing products for 50 years.

If you don't like the price, then also keep in mind that Bruce isn't exactly the same product he was 15 years ago. 2007 is long gone, and 2023's shows could very well be a joke. I can't imagine spending $1,000 to see Bruce as he's approaching age 74. He played like molasses in 2016, ruining the Milwaukee show for me. So, no, I'm never paying to see him again, and that's my right as a customer - just as it's his right to charge whatever he wants.

Last edited by mystronyx
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