Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

Bruce Springsteen: Self

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• Bruce Springsteen : The Spector records and, it's funny, that was the sound we tried to capture ourselves for many, many years and did not - because we didn't realize it was the sound of youth - of very young people. And, there, Darlene not only had the incredible personality, but, she was a vocal powerhouse. She captures, whatever it is, she captures that particular sound.

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  Bruce Springsteen : It's a bit of a walk, you know, from, you know, back by the drummer or over here. That walk to the front is complicated... Singing background for me it's just somewhat unheralded position, you know. So, people make that leap... It's almost more of a mental leap than just a physical act of singing. It's a conceptional leap and if you can comfortably come up with it, you know, then, you may find a spot out there... But, I know tremendous backup singers, who just aren't comfortable in that position. You have that narcissism, you have that ego... It can be a pretty long walk.

• Bruce Springsteen : When I first met Luther Vandross, I went down to Philadelphia. David Bowie invited me down in 1973 - to hear, he was recording the "Young Americans". And I had one record out and he'd cut a couple of my songs. And, so, it was tremendously exciting. I took the bus to Philadelphia. And I went into the studio and I met David and I met the band - and Luther Vandross was one of the backup singers in David Bowie's Young American's band... Well, you know, it was just fabulous, you know. And it was David Bowie's soul record, in that sense. And he called on those voices that were rooted in the church to bring that in. Cause they bring a *world* with them. A *world* with them.