The E Street Band reconvened in Red Bank, New Jersey, in early January. You guys hadn’t done any live work since early 2017. Did it take any time to shake off the rust or incorporate the new band members? That Rainbow Theatre 1973 show he just released, which you obviously play on, is pretty sensational. Gorilla Statue Painted by The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood Being Auctioned to Benefit Conservation Charity Why didn’t we have a camera rolling? That was such a momentous tour. We did this crazy set where Neil had 16-inch glitter boots nailed to the piano, and we’re doing songs no one had ever heard. Neil’s rapping and going crazy. We’re playing this crazy music. People were throwing bottles and yelling at us. They wanted to hear the hits. I hadn’t thought about that, but when Neil said, “Yes.” I went, “Oh, that’s cool. They’ll both be on the record.” I didn’t really think it through like that, but you’re right. That’s heavy.

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Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Ashley McBryde, Post Malone, and More Added to 2023 CMA Awards Performance Lineup Offiziellecharts.de – Nils Lofgren – Mountains" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 4, 2023.Well, I’m 35 years clean and sober. I did not mention AA by name in the song because you’re supposed to remain anonymous. But the song is a story, largely autobiographical, about someone completely in the throes of alcoholism and addiction. It’s amazing to think this is probably the last record of new songs that’ll feature both Neil Young and David Crosby. That’s from the night I met her at the Stone Pony. We went to the Empress Hotel that night and talked until 6:00 a.m. I was drinking way too much. I had a show in Boston the next night. I was like, “Come to Boston. I’ll put you on a train.” She said, “Oh no. I got a job. My mother would kill me. My boss would kill me.” I said, “Give me their numbers. I’ll call them.” It was about 4:30 a.m. at this point. She laughed and said, “You’re not calling my mom and my boss at 4:30 to tell them I’m going to Boston.” So we waved goodbye. I was in Jersey every few months, so I figured I’d see her. But, man, I’m deep into this [E Street Band] tour. It’s one of the things I learned with Neil when I was 18. It’s great not to be the band leader every day of your life, because there’s a lot of things that are not musical you need to deal with when you’re the band leader. They all go away when I’m in someone else’s band.

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It’s easy to forget that as well as being a stalwart of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band, Nils Lofgren is a solo artist of great renown. I’ll wrap in a second, but I know Bruce fans in Australia are hoping the tour is going to come there next year. You think that’ll happen?He can do whatever he wants. That’s the thing, a guy like Neil with those songs… He just decided to go out alone. He’s doing great. If he decides, “I’m into doing a power trio with Ralph and Billy,” it’s going to be great too. I stayed at the jam, late at night, sitting up drinking with Ringo. He was very friendly. He gave me his phone number and said, “Stay in touch.” I called him every few weeks, and started a friendship. I was in England every year touring acoustically and he’d come to the shows.