Self-proclaimed attention whore Bruce Springsteen reveals his 3 kids ignore his career success

Bruce Springsteen’s kids are tougher than the rest.Despite the legendary rocker being “The Boss” to his millions of fans, he recently admitted that when it comes to his three kids — Evan, 34, Jessica, 33, and Samuel, 31 — he’s simply dad.“Except for a few guitars and a piano, you wouldn’t know musicians lived here,” Springsteen said about his house in an interview with The Times published on Saturday.“The kids grew up in another house in town, a midsized home not unlike the ones their friends lived in, and we tried to keep a very natural domestic existence for them.

Anything else is a burden they don’t need.”The musician, who called himself an “attention whore,” admitted that his children, whom he shares with wife Patti Scialfa, aren’t interested in his career successes.“They ignore it,” confessed Springsteen.“They might come to a show, bring their friends, but it’s never been a central part of their lives.”Evan, 34, is an Apple music programmer, Jessica, 33, is a professional equestrian and Sam, 31, is a New York firefighter.“I wasn’t involved in the LA scene, whatever that is,” he recalled.

“We had a pretty quiet life, me, Patti and the kids.I had the studio, and I certainly wasn’t living any kind of nightlife because I never liked it.

I thought it was too unserious.And I was a serious young man.”He quipped: “The only nightclub I was ever bopping in and out of was the Stone Pony in Asbury Park [between Philadelphia and New York].

That’s because I was playing there.”The Grammy winner — who has released 21 studio albums over six decades — has never lost sight of what’s important.“I was lucky enough to have Elvis, the Beatles and Bob Dylan, to follow in their footsteps — or not follow in their footsteps,” Springsteen shared.“From there I learnt how important it was not to lose focus on who I am or the work I’m doing.

It’s more important than the money, although it’s great to get p...