JOE back then . So when I got out of college , I decided to start making music on my own , but it was a period where I was
having trouble relating to what was popular . But my younger brother turned me on to Springsteen — he said , “ You would really like this guy — he has the same roots that you have .” And he was right — there were a lot of similarities , and his band even looked like my band . So I thought , “ Oh . Man — there ’ s a regular guy making music that I can actually relate to .” So I was a big fan of The Wild , the Innocent , and the E Street Shuffle on — I missed the first record . But I was a big music fan , period . I loved the Stones ; I loved Dylan , Stax , Motown , blues , the J . Geils Band ,
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11 • 2020 and also punk — the good stuff , like the Pistols , The Clash , Graham Parker , and Elvis Costello . It all seemed to make perfect sense to me . It all seemed to go together in those days . So I had a pretty good background , so I put it all together and started concentrating on songwriting , and then we got a deal with ( Meatloaf ’ s imprint ) Cleveland International — Steve Popovich , Jr .’ s dad signed us . And for our second album , he brought us to New York City to record in 1980 . And for our first record ( 1979 ’ s Love ’ s So Tough ), we basically
put down on tape what we were doing in the nightclubs . But for Have a Good Time , we got a little more serious , and we brought in Mick Ronson and Ian Hunter , and Steven Van Zandt . So we had these classic English rockers with us , plus the Jersey Shore sound , and we were sort of right in the middle of both of ‘ em , so it worked out really well for us . And that was my introduction to Bruce Springsteen as a person — I got to meet him one night when he came down to meet Mick Ronson . And then we just became friends over the years .
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Donovan Woods Without People Kylie Minogue Disco LAL Meteors Could Come Down Neil Young & Crazy Horse Return To Greendale Tunng DEAD CLUB
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