An updated movie tie-in edition of the fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, and its pivotal role in the rock legend’s career

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JEREMY ALLEN WHITE AND JEREMY STRONG

Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The haunting album—released in 1982—is rough and unfinished, recorded on a cassette tape with a simple four-track recorder by Springsteen, alone in his bedroom, just as the digital future was announcing itself. Now, more than forty years later, Nebraska is arguably Springsteen’s most important record—a lasting clue to understanding not just the artist’s career and the vision behind it but the man himself.

In Deliver Me from Nowhere, New York Times bestselling author Warren Zanes paints a moving picture of Nebraska as both a reflection of the mood of a country in turmoil and a symptom of the trouble in the artist’s own life. From exploring the beginnings of a mental breakdown that Springsteen would only talk about openly decades after the album’s release to recounting firsthand interviews with more than a dozen celebrated artists—including Rosanne Cash, Steven Van Zandt, and Springsteen himself—this book is a revelatory and nostalgic look back to the crowning moment of one of rock’s most legendary figures.

Publication History:Crown HC 5/23; Crown TR 5/24