“I remember coming home and thinking, Jesus Christ, somebody paid me five dollars. “And I think I am the coolest fucking thing in the world.” He’s wearing white wide-wale corduroy pants, red turtleneck and sandals. You will now see what Bruce Springsteen is, was and has always been.” The photo shows Springsteen rocking out with his guitar atop a lifeguard station during a beach gig. Hanks had searched for a photo that would, “in its entirety capture everything one needed to know about this man’s approach to what he does for a living. Hanks surprised everyone by having a photo projected of a very young Springsteen playing with his band The Castilles (named, he said, for shampoo). “It’s no coincidence that I picked a career that lets me stay up till 3 in the morning.” “When I was a very little kid I would sleep till 3 in the afternoon and stay up till 3 in the morning – because I could,” Springsteen said. Springsteen reminded Hanks that growing up, radio was the centerpiece of the home, television an afterthought, still a novelty. You also write about New Jersey as a place you’ve got to get out of and a place you always must return to.” “Did Jersey make Springsteen, or did Springsteen make Jersey?” he wondered, citing the Garden States diversity of cultures ranging from “greasers and bikers’ to “swamps and great beaches, rodeos and circuses in the summertime, migrant workers, greasers and bikers – and the greatest city in the world about an hour and a half and a couple of bucks away. Hanks referred frequently to Springsteen’s best-selling autobiography Born To Run in drawing his subject out. “We call it the Meadowlands,” the Boss replied. “Those of us who grew up on the West Coast were stunned to find there were swamps in New Jersey,” Hanks said. “Out stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of New Jersey,” the audience roared back, quoting “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” as soulfully as any congregation and preacher in a call-and-response prayer service. Complete the sentence: ‘My machine she’s a dud, out stuck in the mud,’ “ Turning to the audience, he said, “I’ll quote the lyric, and you complete the lyric. Hanks came prepared with a sheaf of notes and an obsessed fan’s enthusiasm, which he put on display from the top. “Neil came up with ‘Philadelphia,’ which ended the film, and he wanted a rock song for the beginning.” After a few futile tries, Springsteen was sent a clip from the film, “where the camera moves slowly through the streets of Philadelphia,” which became the title of the song and “took about two days, and that was it.” “He had Neil Young working first,” on the film, Springsteen recalled. Razzies Name 'Blonde' Worst Picture Tom Hanks "Wins" Twice Including For His "Latex-Laden Face" In 'Elvis'
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