This week, Bruce Springsteen claimed that he was standing amount “embarrassed Americans”.
This coming from the man who sings “Born in the USA,” but the signs were there all along. Springsteen’s hit may sound like a patriotic jam, but its intention is often misheard or misunderstood. With lyrics like “So they put a rifle in my hand / Sent me off to a foreign land / To go and kill the yellow man,” the song was a political statement from the very beginning.
The anti-war/anti-America message may have been subtle then, but now Springsteen is making his displeasure with the United States known across the world. His most overt criticism of his home country came this week during a concert in Melbourne, Australia.
See Bruce Springsteen’s full statement on the next page:
Yes I am embarrassed you are an American.$#%&!@*pile
stfu has been . you haven’t been in the “real” world in decades. i knew there was a reason i hated bruce springscream
You are an embarrassment$#%&!@*you don’t speak for me shut the$#%&!@*up
I knew and thought he was a jerk when it wasn’t popular to say so and when he was at the peak of his career.
Speak for yourself man.
Speak for yourself, Springsteen!
ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you never sell another c d !
We are embarrassed that you are an American think you should join Madonna. Never liked you and never will you old hasbeen.
….Bruce WHO…???????