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The Gaslight Anthem: "We Had To Show The Boss The Chords"

added 02 July 2009 at 16.47

It was a big weekend for The Gaslight Anthem... they played Glastobury, followed by a slot at London's Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park. And both times, they were joined onstage by their influence, mentor and all-round showbiz pal Bruce Springsteen, who jammed along on their hit 'The '59 Sound'.

"He showed up about five minutes before we went onstage," singer Brian Fallon told Xfm's Steve Harris. "It was kind of impromptu, no discussion. I just showed him the chords and that was it."

"It was pretty exicting to seem him get excited. It was funny, he was kind of proud of us. I never thought I'd be showing The Boss the chords to a song. You can't ask for more than that. They were the best two gigs of our lives, really."

However, straight-edge Brian didn't wind down after the Worthy Farm show with the full on Glasto experience. Not even a peary cider passed his lips. "My mom's a gospel singer," he explained. "I'm clean livin'."

Listen to the full interview here

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Tagged as Festivals 2009, Glastonbury

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1. Their Glasto Performance was Amazing!
   And its refreshing to hear a band talking about being clean livin
   although , i was quite amused by Stevearms comment
   xx

   Posted by Zoee on 04/07/2009 11:12:55 | report abuse

2. Well he's not straight edge..he smokes (like a train apparently) lol

   Posted by Stevearm on 03/07/2009 00:13:39 | report abuse