By the way, I wanted to mention, in case there are any music lovers who missed them, this week was a strong week in music interviews solely on the basis of Jimmy Fallon’s one-hour sit-down with Bruce Springsteen and Howard Stern’s even longer chat with Billy Joel (the shock-jock’s long-time friend but first-time guest). Both interviews, oddly enough, happened on Tuesday.
Joel’s appearance was perhaps the best interview Stern has ever given, while Springsteen’s made for a unique lengthy session (and The Boss’s only TV appearance to promote the epic re-release of “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” which is accompanied by Thom Zimny’s fantastic documentary “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town.”) Stern also had Jay-Z on the show this week, which was another great one-on-one.
Seek these out if you get a chance. Great material. I’m going ahead and posting an embed of Springsteen’s spot after the jump.
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3 responses to “Springsteen and Joel open up to Fallon and Stern”
Jimmy’s Neil Young impersonation was absurdly accurate. It took my about 5 minutes to realize that I wasn’t watching the real Neil.
It seems odd that Springsteen didn’t make the appearance on Conan though, given the Max Weinberg connection. Although oddly enough, Weinberg wasn’t with Springsteen on Late Night either.
Howard Stern is hands down the best interviewer we got.