TORONTO, Sept 9 (Askume) – “Road Diaries: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band” will premiere in Toronto this week, giving fans a glimpse into the band’s creative process in the context of their current world tour. The 75-year-old rock star has been hampered by his health.
Directed by Thom Zimny and narrated by “The Boss” himself, the documentary showcases the bond that resonates in the conversations and music of the band, while Springsteen touches on age, the present and death. In the video, Sting’s wife and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa reveals that she has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer.
“People who turn 75 in two weeks have a philosophical problem – death. This movie reflects that… It’s not a genre film. It’s a blues movie,” said longtime agent Jon Jon Landau.
Landau said, “Every night was real. He went out and tried to focus his mind, body and soul on that moment… He felt if he was experiencing it, the audience must be experiencing it, too.”
The film begins with rare photos of the band members emerging from their teenage years, then compares them with the challenges they face today as they embark on their first tour in six years, entertaining thousands of fans on every continent.
The tour, running across North America and Europe, was originally scheduled to run until July 2025, but the dates were postponed as Sting was suffering from a peptic ulcer and was temporarily unable to hit the road.
The New Jersey-born rocker, who turns 75 on Sept. 23, released his debut studio album Greetings from Asbury Park in 1973 and has since sold more than 140 million records and won 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, an Oscar for Best Original Song, and a Broadway show featuring Tony specials about his life and career.
“The Road Diaries” is the latest in a long-running collaboration that has seen Zimny direct nearly a dozen films with Springsteen over 24 years, in addition to making nearly 40 music videos.
” They’re a garage band, but at the same time, they’re getting ready to conquer the world with this new tour… It’s very exciting to be a fly on the wall,” said Jiminy, who won the title. NFLX.O) ‘s “Stein on Broadway” variety special streaming won an Emmy for outstanding directing
The new documentary is distributed by Disney (DIS.N) .
