Bruce Springsteen, Manhood and Mental Health
Bruce Springsteen has been trying to heal himself while trying to heal us. What does healing mean when you’ve been wounded, as a male, since childhood, in a world that tells you to "suck it up, be tough, not complain, and not cry, ever"?
This is a question the author has been asking themselves since childhood, and one that Bruce Springsteen, a self-reflective and prolific singer, has been grappling with for six decades.
The author was captivated by Springsteen's storytelling and magnetism, and was affected by the film Deliver Me from Nowhere, about Springsteen's struggle to make his historic Nebraska album in 1982.
to "suck it up, be tough, not complain, and not cry, ever"
Author's summary: Bruce Springsteen's journey to heal himself and others.