Entertainment Music Bruce Springsteen's Kids Aren't Exactly His Superfans: 'They'd Be Blank-Faced If Someone Mentioned a Song of Mine' When The Boss hits Broadway this fall, there will be three people who won't be mouthing along to every song—his kids! By Jordan Runtagh Jordan Runtagh Jordan Runtagh is an executive podcast producer at iHeartRadio, where he hosts a slate of pop culture shows including Too Much Information, Inside the Studio, Off the Record and Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds. Previously, he served as a music editor at PEOPLE and VH1.com. He's written about art and entertainment for more than a decade, regularly contributing to outlets like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly, and appearing as a guest on radio and television. Over the course of his career, he's profiled the surviving Beatles, Brian Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Roger Waters, David Byrne, Pete Townshend, Debbie Harry, Quincy Jones, Brian May, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Taylor and many more. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he lives in Brooklyn, where he can be found DJing '60s soul records. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 19, 2023 06:06PM EDT Photo: Rick Kern/WireImage Bruce Springsteen fans are among the most passionate and loyal in the classic rock pantheon—just ask the hundreds of thousands clambering to see his upcoming production, Springsteen on Broadway. The demand so overreaches the supply that many are turning to secondhand retailers like StubHub to get their fix, shelling out up to $2,400 for an intimate audience with The Boss. However, three members of the crowd will be notably silent when it comes time for the singalongs—Springsteen’s kids. In a recent interview with the New York Times, the 68-year-old rock legend admitted that his children with musician Patti Scialfa haven’t exactly dived into his back catalog. “We had our kids late, I was 40 when our first son was born, and they showed a healthy disinterest in our work over all the years,” he says. “They had their own musical heroes, they had their own music they were interested in. They’d be pretty blank-faced if someone mentioned a song title of mine.” He also doubts that his children—Evan James, 27, Jessica Rae, 25, and Samuel Ryan, 23—have read his bestselling memoir, last year’s Born to Run. “I know that none of my kids have read the book, though I imagine someday they will perhaps. I kind of like that.” Is he hurt by the lack of fan worship from his children? Definitely not. Bruce Springsteen Narrates New Audio Version of Memoir, ‘Born to Run’ “I always looked upon that as that we did a good job,” he says. “As I say in the book, I know a lot of kids who wouldn’t mind seeing 50,000 people boo their parents. But I don’t know how many would want to see those people cheer their parents. It’s just not right!” Springsteen on Broadway begins previews on Oct. 3 and continues through February at New York City’s Walter Kerr Theater.