Bruce Springsteen Says It’s ‘Okay’ That Not Everyone Likes His Political Messaging: ‘That’s the Way the Chips Fall’
Bruce Springsteen Says It’s ‘Okay’ That Not Everyone Likes His Political Messaging: ‘That’s the Way the Chips Fall’
Rachel DeSantisThu, September 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM UTC
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Bruce Springsteen in Hollywood, Calif. in October 2025.Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty -
Bruce Springsteen reflects on using his platform to share political messages during his Land of Hope and Dreams tour
Springsteen said it’s “okay with me” that not everyone will agree with him
He is releasing an episodic concert film documenting the tour, titled Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour
As one of the most politically outspoken artists making music today, Bruce Springsteen knows that not everyone is going to agree with him — and he’s perfectly fine with that.
The Boss, 77, opened up to Rolling Stone about using his platform earlier this year on his Land of Hope and Dreams tour, and emphasized that “this was the show I wanted to make, the story I wanted to tell.”
“I went out to find its audience, and I’m sure there were people, and I’ve read things where people were vehement about the content of the show, and that’s just the way the chips fall,” he said. “And that’s okay with me right now.”
Springsteen joked that he’s “old now” and does “what I want to do,” something he’s “actually always done my entire life.”
Bruce Springsteen performing on the Land of Hope and Dreams tour in Minneapolis in March 2026.Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty
“I always made the records I wanted to make and then went out and found the audience for them,” he explained.
The Grammy winner has long been public about his belief in “critical patriotism,” telling PBS News Hour earlier this year that he loves his country so much he’s “willing to look at it clearly, recognize its faults, encourage it to be a better place, and believe that you carry in your heart the country that is waiting.”
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His 1984 hit “Born in the U.S.A,” often celebrated as a patriotic anthem, actually tells the story of a Vietnam War veteran disillusioned with the country upon his return.
In January, he released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a response to ICE protests in the city and the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents.
Bruce Springsteen performing in July 1984 in Toronto.Credit: Ebet Roberts/Getty
“I’m out there to perform that music and to provide its message,” he told Rolling Stone. “Minneapolis occurred, so I wrote ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ and that fired the whole project, really, into being.”
The tour, which ran from March through May, featured a “No Kings” banner on its tour poster, and on opening night, he told the crowd that the America he’s loved and written about for 50 years “is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous administration.”
Springsteen told Rolling Stone that there are Democratic candidates that he likes, and he’s “always hopeful” about the direction of the country, though he’d like those in power to “make the last two years of Trump’s term the most miserable years of his life.”
The rocker is currently releasing a concert film in increments titled Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour (Philadelphia Freedom Cut).
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