In the mid-80s, New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen was on top of the world. His album Born in the U.S.A. became the kind of chart topping achievement that even very successful artists are unlikely to ever experience. He was newly married to model and actress Julianne Phillips, and by all rights he should have been a person experiencing pure bliss, but instead, he found himself at war – with himself.

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Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen (Amazon)

Bruce, by Peter Ames Carlin (Amazon)

Springsteen on Springsteen, edited by Jeff Burger (Amazon)

A Look Back at Bruce Springsteen’s Early Years (variety.com)

Inside Bruce Springsteen’s ‘abysmal’ end to first marriage | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk

The Real Reason Bruce Springsteen Divorced His First Wife (nickiswift.com)

‘Bruce,’ a Springsteen Biography, by Peter Ames Carlin – The New York Times

True Bruce: Springsteen Goes Deep, From Early Trauma to Future of E Street (rollingstone.com)

Bruce Springsteen Welcomes the E Street Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (rollingstone.com)

What Lisa Rinna Really Thinks About Harry Hamlin’s Affair Rumors (thethings.com)

All About Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s Wife and Bandmate (people.com)

Bruce Springsteen, 74, opens up about future of his career after painful health battle: ‘It was killing me’ | HELLO!

Bruce Springsteen: Facts About ‘The Boss’ | ThisDayInMusic

In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America (npr.org)

Bruce Springsteen Biopic Lands at 20th Century Studios, Jeremy Allen White in Talks to Star (billboard.com)

Jeremy Allen White in Talks to Play Bruce Springsteen in Biopic from A24: Reports (people.com)

Springsteen accused of affair in U.S. divorce case | Reuters

Wife in Divorce Citing Bruce Springsteen Fights Back (people.com)