Jeremy Allen White: The pressure of playing Bruce Springsteen was paralysing

Jeremy Allen White: The pressure of playing Bruce Springsteen was paralysingSource: The Independent

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00:00Jeremy, Bruce has said that his shows are a combination of a circus, a dance party and a political rally.

00:05So how did you deal with the pressure of delivering a spectacle so internationally adored by fans for that reason?

00:10I mean, I think I try not to think about it so much, really.

00:12I think in the beginning, all those ideas I was very aware of and it was very daunting and even paralyzing at times.

00:20And I think when I was able to find a little bit of confidence was when I was trying to understand him a bit more internally or intimately

00:28in the periods when he's sort of, you know, on his own in Kult's Neck.

00:34And then in those performance pieces, you know, when I was on stage, I knew one thing, you know, I'd seen Bruce perform.

00:42I know that he sort of exhausts himself every time he's on stage.

00:46And I knew if I just pushed it as far as I could, you know, maybe I could fool everybody.

00:52And that was the goal.