There's something strange about the photo. For instance, look from his right shoulder down the arm. Very weird proportions. I suspect photoshopping. If i took a closer look I could probably detect some more problems.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
I agree with Jane. Something seems off. Look at the size of his head in the shot where he's sunbathing (the pic where he's seated). I also would have pegged Springsteen as a hairier guy.
I think that's just due to the placement and movement of his arm and hand.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/04
You may be right, Kad. Something seemed off, but I've been Googling other shirtless Springsteen photos and the guy is in good shape.
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Indeed, that picture is real. The Daily Mail has several more on their website.
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There's more than one photo at the original link, too.
That's some great skin for a guy in his 60. It reminds me that I need to hydrate if I want to approach looking like that over the next few years.
He looks damn good for his age. Though I find it annoying that the author of the article (granted it's dlisted) can't be happy just reporting on how good he looks without balancing that out with several jabs about the possibility that he colors his hair.
I seriously don't think all those photos could be photoshopped. Lets just be amazed how time has been good to him! I am a bit jealous being almost there myself! Who the F cares if he dyes his hair or not? A triful!
Somewhere in an attic somewhere there must be one f*cking ugly painting of him.
I only saw one photo of him and I took a quick look, so I can't say definite photoshopping.
I've been going to Springsteen concerts for more than a decade now, and am not at all surprised to see he's still in great shape. The man tours almost constantly, and puts on the greatest live rock 'n roll show I've ever seen in my life. Even at this late stage in his career, he's putting 3+ hour shows all around the world. He's insane.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
Also, he constantly changes up his setlists, during a tour. You can go to a concert in one city and in the next, he will do different songs.
Yeah, he looks great!
He looks great for any age. And hair/shmair. He can color it if he wants, but personally I think he'd look just as good (and probably more so) if he let it go gray.
Also, he constantly changes up his setlists, during a tour. You can go to a concert in one city and in the next, he will do different songs.
It was too long ago for me to have a link, but I read once that the band gets the set list from the Boss (pun intended) every night about an hour before they go on.
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I'm not surprised that he is in great shape. He became an advocate of regular workouts back in the 1980s. (And, yes, 4-hour concerts burn off quite a few calories.)
Not only are you exactly right, Gav, but the last few years he has been regularly taking requests from fans in the pit holding up signs for rare or cover songs for the band. At the end of the Magic Tour a few years back, they were tackling a number of covers of great songs they'd never before played, which Bruce was calling "Stump the E Street Band." They got requests for songs by the Who, the Clash, the Ramones, the Stones... those concerts are unlike anyone else's in rock.
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