Introducing - Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story
Published: October 27, 2025
Duration: 4:41
How did the greats become the greats? And what did it cost them to get there? Legend is the award-winning music biography series from BBC Radio 4 exploring the lives of pioneering artists who shaped modern music.
In Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story, we discover how a scrawny, long-haired introvert from New Jersey became the iconic, muscular – and oft-misunderstood – rock star of the 1980s, and ultimately the eloquent elder statesmen he is now. What does his story reveal about America today?
Across the series, Laura Barton takes a front-row seat at five key gigs which illuminate a di...