By 1975, Bruce Springsteen was a solidified rocker in America, whose dream of dominating Europe crashed and burned. Springsteen reveals in his memoir, Born to Run, that his live show debut in Europe was anything but perfect despite what fans thought.
After the success of their Born to Run album in the U.S., Springsteen and his E Street Band traveled to the U.K. and landed at Heathrow. The rocker explained how it was a dream as bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones influenced his own music.
Once arriving at the Hammersmith Odeon, that's when everything started to go downhill. They were met with a huge marquee and posters calling Springsteen the "next big thing," and it ultimately angered and rattled the singer.
"Once inside. I am greeted by a sea of posters on every available flat surface and in every seat proclaiming me THE NEXT F---ING BIG THING! The kiss of death! It's usually better to let the audience decide that one. I'm frightened and I'm pissed, really pissed," said Springsteen.
"I am embarrassed for myself and for my fans. This is not the way it works. I know how it works. I've done it. Play and shut up. My business is SHOW business and that is the business of SHOWING...not TELLING. You don't TELL people anything, you SHOW them, and let them decide. That's how I got here, by SHOWING people."
His anger led him to try and take down as many posters as possible throughout the venue, and by the time of the show, he was "wrecked and nervous."
To fans, Springsteen played a legendary concert for his European live debut and had no idea of the turmoil going on in his head.
"I'm pushing hard, maybe too hard, and then it's over. A tough night. I am disappointed in myself for ceding too much to my internal conflicts," he recalls.
While many rock stars go all-out in celebration, Springsteen couldn't excite himself to join the afterparty. After a few short minutes, he ran back to the hotel to be alone.
"I had PTSD from the first Hammersmith show!" he said.
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