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Bruce Springsteen

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (September 23, 1949- )
    AKA 'the Boss'
    Leads the E. Street Band, which included Max Weinberg, Nils Lofgren and Clarence Clemmons
    Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999)
    Recorded 'Born in the USA,' 'Philadelphia,' 'Secret Garden,' 'Jersey Girl,' 'Born to Run,' 'Dancing in the Dark' and '41 Shots'

Why he might be annoying:

    He makes long, winded political speeches during his concerts.
    He sung a song in concert that infuriated cops about the Diallo shooting in the Bronx (41 Shots).
    He tries to come off as one of the common people.
    He sued manager, Mike Appel, saying he squandered too much money.
    He left his wife, Julianne Phillips, to hook-up with his background singer, Patty Scialfa.
    In England, he sued bootleggers who tried to produce a bootleg of his music entitled, 'Unearthed.'
    He sued the companies that want to release his early music on CD, entitled 'Before the Fame.'
    He has lots of recorded music that for some reason he refuses to release.
    He will record an entire album and then just scrap it.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He really works at his concerts and gives his audience their money's worth.
    He performed on the collaborative benefit song 'We Are the World.'
    Despite being on the covers of Time and Newsweek magazine in 1976, he was broke.
    He reserves seats in the front row and rewards some of his fans in the cheap seats with them.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 123 Votes: 26.02% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 153 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 203 Votes: 48.77% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 134 Votes: 45.52% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 225 Votes: 46.22% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 493 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 386 Votes: 55.96% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 233 Votes: 51.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 169 Votes: 65.68% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 189 Votes: 50.26% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 131 Votes: 45.80% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 84 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 388 Votes: 53.61% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 319 Votes: 51.41% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 501 Votes: 48.90% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 592 Votes: 41.55% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 434 Votes: 36.41% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 1363 Votes: 43.80% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 567 Votes: 40.56% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1313 Votes: 42.80% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1954 Votes: 41.20% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1355 Votes: 45.90% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 3775 Votes: 51.76% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 10403 Votes: 32.68% Annoying