Steven Van Zandt on the death of rock, the biggest mistake he ever made, and the possibility of a 2020 E Street Band tour
The best part of success, real success, is getting a chance to work the way you want to work, do what you want to do. Your projects are funded, your ideas are funded, your content is marketed. The worst part of success is being more famous than you are rich. I know that sounds funny, but I’m involved in fundraisers all the time, and I have to ask people for money, which I hate doing more than anything else on the planet.
You’ve had lots of moments in your career where you’re the guy in charge, whether it’s your solo career or your showwhere you’re part of a much bigger machine. How did you learn to put your ego aside for those kind of situations, especially after you grew accustomed to control? Our friendship is deeper than any of that, and it’s forever. I decided that very early on. Remember, he was a very different person the first 10 years I knew him. He wasn’t the world’s greatest entertainer. He was like one of those grunge guys with long hair that just stares at his shoes. But I got extraordinary strength from finding one other person on the planet that felt the same way I did about rock & roll.
What’s happening is going on worldwide; it’s not just here. The whole world is full of disappointed people. That’s why you’re seeing the rise of nationalism, of white supremacy, of isolationism, of religious extremism. All of those things are rising everywhere you look. Half of Europe is holding on by a thread. I can’t entirely explain it, but I know one thing: The basic economic system that has never really worked all that great is no longer working at a functionary level.
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