Steven Van Zandt talks Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: ‘We’re not just getting older — we’re getting better’
nypost.comSpringsteen on Broadway” at the St. James and Barrymore Theater, there’d been a grind-to-a-halt pandemic and new faces joined the fray.“So we actually did have to rehearse,” Van Zandt, 73, said. “I don’t know what it was altogether.
Two weeks at the most.”While the E Street Band worked out the kinks, they were joined by veteran documentary director Thom Zimny and his cameras to record the exciting journey.Landau, 77, remembers conversations about the shape the doc should take: “Bruce just sort of said, ‘Well, OK, so what’s our story?’” But the narrative became obvious right away: A beloved five-decade-old band with multiple members in their 70s making their triumphant return and showing the world they’ve still got it.
The Glory Days are right now.“We have been away for six or seven years, and people didn’t know what to expect from us,” Stevie said. “Everybody’s getting a little older, you know.
And it was up to us to go out there and say, ‘Hey, we’re not just getting older — we’re getting better, OK? And, yes, we’re closer to the end than we are to the beginning, but we’re still very productive here.” That early practice would kick off a new world tour — 130-some shows lasting through summer 2025 — an experience chronicled in the excellent new movie “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” which hits Hulu Oct.
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