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The Dark Nebraska of Bruce Springsteen

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Springsteen's Childhood Trauma

When Springsteen made Nebraska, he had to move out of the farmhouse that had been in. He moved into a ranch house right on a reservoir in Colts Neck, New Jersey. His mind takes him back to early childhood; we've heard about his conflicted relationship with his father. This is a period when he kind of goes back before that to the time when he and his parents were living with his grandparents.

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