“I called on a lot of roots and Celtic elements
because I use the music to give the story a historical context. ‘Death to My
Hometown’ sounds like an Irish rebel song, but it’s all about what happened
four years ago. I want to give people a sense that this is something that’s
happened over and over again; what happened in 2008 happened before the turn of
the century, and just after the turn of the century—it’s a repetitive, historical
cycle that has basically landed on the heads of the same people.”—Bruce Springsteen on his new album Wrecking Ball, interviewed by Jon
Stewart, in “Bruce Springsteen’s State of the Union,” Rolling Stone Magazine, RS 1153 (March 29, 2012)
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