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When 14-Year-Old David Remnick Saw Springsteen Open for Chicago

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Bruce Springsteen performs during SiriusXM's concert celebrating 10 years of satellite radio at The Apollo Theater on March 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Bruce Springsteen performs during SiriusXM’s concert celebrating 10 years of satellite radio at The Apollo Theater on March 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Photo: Larry Busacca/2012 Getty Images

In this week’s New Yorker, editor-in-Chief David Remnick goes (so, so) long on none other than Bruce Springsteen, and there is much to unpack — including personal anecdotes from Remnick, like the time he saw Springsteen open for Chicago, back in 1973, and this description of the man’s rear: “an ass finely sausaged into a pair of alarmingly tight black jeans.†Also: plenty of wisdom from the Boss himself. It’s 15,000 words; get reading!

When Remnick Saw Springsteen Open for Chicago