Bruce Springsteen Reflects On His Life in ‘Western Stars’

In the trailer for “Western Stars,” Bruce Springsteen takes a wistful look again at his life, the demons he’s overcome and the work he’s finished to shine a light-weight on this planet.

“The older you get, the heavier that baggage becomes that you have to sort through, so you run. I’ve done a lot of that kind of running,” Springsteen says. “I’ve spent 35 years trying to learn how to let go of the destructive parts of my character. And I still have days when I struggle with it.”

“Western Stars” is a documentary and live performance movie co-directed by Springsteen and Thom Zimny that features archival footage of the Boss together with a reside efficiency of all 13 songs featured on his album of the identical title. The movie was made in lieu of a live performance tour to help of the album. Springsteen staged an intimate efficiency inside a 100-year-old barn to seize the acoustic and melancholy tones of the album.

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Warner Bros. acquired the movie final week forward of its premiere on the Toronto International Film Festival, and the studio has dated it for an October launch.

Springsteen can be an govt producer, with Zimny, Jon Landau, Barbara Carr and George Travis are all producing.

“Western Stars” is Springsteen’s 19th studio album and his first of utterly new materials since 2009’s “Working on a Dream.” The extra acoustic, cinematic sounding album, that includes singles like “Hello Sunshine” and “There Goes My Miracle,” earned Springsteen a few of his greatest evaluations in recent times, and the album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

Watch the primary trailer for the documentary above.