Bruce Springsteen still jamming out on stage over 50 years after releasing his debut album thanks to his diet and exercise routine.
In March 2023, Coldplay’s Chris Martin revealed that she is taking on a new diet inspired by the “Dancing in the Dark” singer. “I don’t have dinner anymore. I stopped eating at 4 and I learned from lunch with Bruce Springsteen,” he explained on the podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend”.
“I’m still on a strict diet, but I’m like, ‘Bruce-ster looks better than me,'” Martin continued, noting that Springsteen told him the key to maintaining his physique was just eating one meal a day. .
Springsteen doubled down on his diet of choice in an October 2024 interview with The Timestogether, “In the morning I want to eat fruits, then dinner. That keeps me lean and mean.
Scroll down to see what Springsteen has had to say about diet, food and exercise over the years:
July 2012
The Grammy winner told New Yorkers in order to continue performing for the fans, he needs to stay healthy. “Think of it like this: do it like sprinting while screaming for three, four minutes,” he said. “And you do it again. And then you do it again. And then you walk a little bit, shout it all over. And so on. Your adrenaline quickly exceeds your condition.”
childhood friend of Springsteen and member of the E Street Band Steve Van Zandt then told the magazine that the rock star “never drugs” and has been running on a treadmill and lifting weights with a trainer for 30 years. Not to mention, Van Zandt says Springsteen has “the same waist size as when I met him, when he was 15.”
September 2016
In his 2016 book, Born to RunSpringsteen revealed that his wife, Patti Scialfaencouraging her to learn how to make pancakes for her children is a way to connect with them in the midst of her busy schedule.
“I asked the man who was cooking for us for the pancake recipe and I put it on the side of the fridge. After some results like the initial cement, I called, expanded the menu and now I am proud to say that if all the music goes south, I will be able to work between hours 5 and 11 at any time. dinner in America,” he wrote in his autobiography. “Feeding your children is a beautiful act of intimacy and I receive the gift, the sound of forks clinking on the breakfast plate, the toast coming out of the toaster, and the silent approval of the morning ritual. If I don’t wake up, I’ll be lost.”
January 2017
“I probably won’t do three somersaults this time. But the bottom line, the only thing I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten older is that you have certain structural weaknesses in your body that come up, and you have to adjust your physical body to be able to do things that important and important,” Springsteen said The Guardian from performing in old age. “So you can send messages and make the evening you want to make. So you can reduce some other things that you don’t need now – you have the possibility of damaging your back or neck.
He added: “Energy wise, I don’t feel any different. Physically, I don’t feel any different.”
January 2021
“Now I don’t do much. I lift a little weight to stay in shape. I can get on the treadmill and I’ll walk. I don’t run anymore,” said Springsteen Team McGraw of health habits in an Apple Music interview. “And the biggest thing is diet, diet, diet. I don’t eat too much, and I don’t eat bad food, except once in a while when I want to have some fun for myself. So, I think anyone who is trying to get in shape, exercise is always important , but diet is 90 percent of the game.
November 2021
When answering rapid fire questions while looking at it The Late Show With Stephen ColbertSpringsteen shared that he thinks the “best sandwich” is “peanut and jelly” served with “a big glass of milk,” specifically at 3 a.m.
When Colbert asked if the sport was “worth it,” Springsteen simply replied, “I’m 72.”
August 2022
Like Martin, Zach Brown also inspired by Springsteen’s choice of sports. “When I met Springsteen, I said, ‘Tell me something that helps to keep feeling good.’ He’s like, ‘Man, you gotta sweat an hour a day. I don’t care what you do, it doesn’t matter. You gotta sweat an hour a day,'” Brown said in an interview with Men’s Health. “I was like, ‘You’re the Boss. Let’s do it.'”