Steven Van Zandt still regrets leaving Springsteen and The E Street Band

Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt, of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, perform at halftime at the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. See

September 30, 2021 at 9:29 pm EDT

Whenever you think about rock BFFs, Steven Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen are a couple of rock n’ rollers who definitely come to mind. With hit songs like “Thunder Road” and “Born in the U.S.A.”, the band had it made during the 70′s and 80′s, as Springsteen was set to be on top of the rock and pop world. A fallout with Springsteen led to Van Zandt quitting the band for good after multiple attempts.

Zandt believed his ‘life has ended’ after leaving the band and details out every piece about his departure in his novel, “Unrequited Infatuations”. He expresses his thoughts about his departure and how it changed his life dramatically.

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