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13 May 2026 Conversations with Tyler Bob Spitz on the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and the Art of Biography
“You can’t explain these things, Tyler, but we have to know that when one or two of these people come along, it really does as well to sit back and appreciate them because you won’t see people like that very often.”
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- Bob Spitz
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- 13 May 2026
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…I’m amazed how many of his live versions of songs sound as good and as tight as the studio versions. How does he manage that? He’s a master performer. He has a beautiful voice. He works harder than anybody I know. How does he stay on stage for three and a half hours and not lose his energy and not lose his voice? It’s another example, a different example of what Keith Richards does. Keith learned how to live through drugs and alcohol. Bruce learned how to extend his life battering his body and his voice on the stage for three and a half hours. You can’t explain these things, Tyler, but we have to know that when one or two of these people come along, it really does as well to sit back and appreciate them because you won’t see people like that very often. What does Bruce maximize? It’s not income, is it?…
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