He stirred up controversy with his song "American Skin" about the shooting of Amadou Diallo, and with an album cover that was alleged to depict him urinating on a flag.
He stirred up controversy with his song "American Skin" about the shooting of Amadou Diallo, and with an album cover that was alleged to depict him urinating on a flag. Breaking onto the scene with the album Born to Run, he sang about a man who "walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin" in a song about homelessness and AIDS, and many of his songs, including "Lost in the Flood", were meant to depict former Vietnam veterans. Courtney Cox can be seen dancing on stage in the video for his single "Dancing in the Dark", while Ronald Reagan used his song during the 1984 election campaign. Backed by the E Street Band, FTP, identify this singer from New Jersey nicknamed "The Boss."
He stirred up controversy with his song "American Skin" about the shooting of Amadou Diallo, and with an album cover that was alleged to depict him urinating on a flag.
Bruce {Springsteen}