“Despite how terribly damaged America has been recently, that country and those ideals are still worth defending,” Springsteen told the audience at AFI Fest in Los Angeles.
Bruce Springsteen attended, on Wednesday night, a screening of Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknown during the AFI Festin Los Angeles. At the end of the event, he presented “Atlantic City” and “Land of Hope and DreamsIn his prepared speech, the singer also declared support for the growing movement No Kings.
“Out there, hell is breaking loose in the United States,” he said. Springsteen. “For 250 years, around the world, despite all the failures we have had, the United States has been a beacon of freedom, democracy, hope and independence.”
He continued: “I’ve spent 50 years traveling as a sort of musical ambassador for America, and I’ve seen up close all the love and admiration that people around the world have always had for the America of our highest ideals. Even though the country has been terribly damaged recently, this nation and these ideals are still worth defending. I send this as a prayer for America, for our unity and the movement No Kings.”
Springsteen also praised the director of Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknown, Scott Cooper. “He did an incredible job writing and directing the film,” said the musician. “I can’t thank him enough. The footage is gorgeous. He brought the stories together so beautifully. I just adore you, Scott.”
The film hits theaters this Friday. In recent weeks, Springsteen has been promoting the film at events and media appearances across the United Kingdom and the United States. Reviews have been largely positive. “It’s probably the only movie about a rock star where the climax isn’t winning gold records, but going to therapy and seeing a grown man sitting on his elderly father’s lap,” he wrote. David Fearfrom the Rolling Stone. “The moment of catharsis is not a fist raised in the air in a crowded arena. It is an instant when, to paraphrase the Bible: bruce cried.”
Along with the film, Springsteen is finally releasing the legendary recordings from the ElectricNebraska. “As America tries to regain its pride by erasing the least flattering chapters from its history,” he wrote Will Hermesalso from Rolling Stone“Springsteen’s struggle to balance light and shadow in these deeply American recordings is tremendously moving.”
Future plans for Springsteen are still uncertain, but he told the Rolling Stone in early 2025 who has a new solo album due out in 2026. He will also return to the road at some point. “Instead of doing a 130-show tour,” he said, “like we did this time because we’d been off for six years and I needed to reconnect with the audience — plus it was fun playing with the band — in the future I think we’ll play more often, but with fewer dates.”
The artist also hopes to return to Australia soon. “I’m doing everything I can, right now, to get there, hopefully next year,” he said. “And I feel bad. I apologize to my Australian fans for not being able to go on this tour, but I want you to know that we are planning to get down there as soon as possible — probably next year.”
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Source: Rollingstone
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