Dude...I'm from the hood...And even I know that Springsteen was about to lose his deal in the 70s because he wasn't selling albums and not living up to the hype...

That's a big part of dude's story....

Hell, he was the only mainstream rock cat that was preaching about police brutality and the death of Diallo....And he was getting booed at gigs by his largely white fan base who would just as easily walk the other way when they saw a black man walking their way...

I got no beef with Springsteen...He's the wrong dude to mess with....Dude has been a stand up cat...And he's still going strong...