Monday, February 02, 2004
It runs in the family
Today we have met Erika, she saw her first concert at the Globe arena, Stockholm, October 24th 2002.
She has been brought up with Springsteen's music, her father has been a great fan since 1975, and her older brother and sister as well as her mother, are fans too.
And then there is the story of Erika's uncle. He was probably one of the first to see Bruce when he came to play at Konserthuset in Stockholm 1975. Her uncle managed to get inside the venue, because he knew somebody who worked at Konserthuset. He was alone, waiting in the concerthall, when Bruce came onstage. Apparently Bruce didn't notice him where he sat quietly, so he was able to catch that private moment when Bruce strolled around the stage. (If all goes well we'll interview Erika's uncle too.)
Although the music had been there most of her life, it wasn't until the family got tickets to the Globe arena that Erika really got into it. The show 2002 was also the first for her father, and she told us it was so fun to watch him sit back enjoying the performance while Erika and her sister were dancing like maniacs.
As a newbie Erika was most struck by the joy Bruce and the E Street band showed on stage. "The best thing Bruce has done was to reunite with E Street band. He needs them and they need him to be able to make the most of their tallent. You can see how fun they have together when they play, they are really glowing."
Being such a young fan, Erika's only 16, she's a bit sorry that Bruce doesn't tell stories like he used to do. "It's so lovely to hear him when he is talking to the audience. It shows how much he cares for his fans, they mean so much to him that he wants to share his own experiences with them", she said.
This was the last interview for this period. We have been filming for one week and it's been a lot of fun. We'd really like to thank everybody that has been helping us so far!
Now we'll take a break, filming will start again at the end of February or beginning of March. But we'll keep on posting here whenever we've got news.
So stay with us!
She has been brought up with Springsteen's music, her father has been a great fan since 1975, and her older brother and sister as well as her mother, are fans too.
And then there is the story of Erika's uncle. He was probably one of the first to see Bruce when he came to play at Konserthuset in Stockholm 1975. Her uncle managed to get inside the venue, because he knew somebody who worked at Konserthuset. He was alone, waiting in the concerthall, when Bruce came onstage. Apparently Bruce didn't notice him where he sat quietly, so he was able to catch that private moment when Bruce strolled around the stage. (If all goes well we'll interview Erika's uncle too.)
Although the music had been there most of her life, it wasn't until the family got tickets to the Globe arena that Erika really got into it. The show 2002 was also the first for her father, and she told us it was so fun to watch him sit back enjoying the performance while Erika and her sister were dancing like maniacs.
As a newbie Erika was most struck by the joy Bruce and the E Street band showed on stage. "The best thing Bruce has done was to reunite with E Street band. He needs them and they need him to be able to make the most of their tallent. You can see how fun they have together when they play, they are really glowing."
Being such a young fan, Erika's only 16, she's a bit sorry that Bruce doesn't tell stories like he used to do. "It's so lovely to hear him when he is talking to the audience. It shows how much he cares for his fans, they mean so much to him that he wants to share his own experiences with them", she said.
This was the last interview for this period. We have been filming for one week and it's been a lot of fun. We'd really like to thank everybody that has been helping us so far!
Now we'll take a break, filming will start again at the end of February or beginning of March. But we'll keep on posting here whenever we've got news.
So stay with us!
Sunday, February 01, 2004
All or nothing at all
Today we have met Per, who saw his first concert at Ullevi, Gothenburgh, June 8th 1985.
But it was the second night that really swept him away and even though the memories now have faded a bit, some strong pictures remains. Like the one when Bruce leans back, his head towards the sky and kicks in the intro to Born to Run.
No matter what age they are or how many shows they have seen - it's one thing all the fans we have talked to so far keep coming back to. It's Bruce's intensity. "When he sings he gives it all, it's like his life depended on it. And I think that the music in some way has saved his life", Per said.
When he first became a fan, Per was really occupied with Bruce, thinking about him, talking about the songs, the concerts and everything. "Now I am farther away from that, but I think I'm perhaps closer to the songs and the lyrics. Before I used to think the songs were about Bruce's and Steve's lives, but now I relate them more to my own."
He also said that if internet and the fanforums would have existed back in the eighties, he would probably have been very active. But now he doesn't feel the need to talk Bruce on the net.
"The most important thing in life is relations and how you handle them, and Bruce is very good at writing songs about those things. His music gives you strenght to deal with the relations you have in your own life."
But it was the second night that really swept him away and even though the memories now have faded a bit, some strong pictures remains. Like the one when Bruce leans back, his head towards the sky and kicks in the intro to Born to Run.
No matter what age they are or how many shows they have seen - it's one thing all the fans we have talked to so far keep coming back to. It's Bruce's intensity. "When he sings he gives it all, it's like his life depended on it. And I think that the music in some way has saved his life", Per said.
When he first became a fan, Per was really occupied with Bruce, thinking about him, talking about the songs, the concerts and everything. "Now I am farther away from that, but I think I'm perhaps closer to the songs and the lyrics. Before I used to think the songs were about Bruce's and Steve's lives, but now I relate them more to my own."
He also said that if internet and the fanforums would have existed back in the eighties, he would probably have been very active. But now he doesn't feel the need to talk Bruce on the net.
"The most important thing in life is relations and how you handle them, and Bruce is very good at writing songs about those things. His music gives you strenght to deal with the relations you have in your own life."
