The power of Bruce Springsteen reached beyond the musical Friday night when he was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Before he even hit a note or anyone sang any of his songs, Springsteen made his voice heard early on during an auction of an autographed guitar. The thrill, theoretically, was that the guitar would be passed among the stars in the audience and as they were signing it, the bidding would sky rocket. It seemed to jam up around 000 after Katy Perry, Emmylou Harris, Tim McGraw and a few others had scrawled their names on the blonde Fender. Springsteen took a hold of the axe and the microphone and started dealing. First he offered an hourlong guitar lesson. That sent the bidding into six figures. Then there was the ride in the sidecar of his Harley Davidson. Somewhere along the way, the pool of prizes grew to include some concert tickets, backstage passes and a lasagna cooked by Springsteen's mother, who was in attendance and didn't appear to put up a fight over his offer. The winning bid, to an overjoyed woman from New Jersey, was 0000. Magical as Springsteen was in that moment, it paled next to his thoughtful and passionate speech at the end of the night when he accepted the MusiCares person of the year trophy from Recording Academy CEO and president Neil Portnow. The night was hosted by Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show." Springsteen consistently referenced musicians and the way they are a bit off when it ...
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Bruce Springsteen's Night at MusiCares: Sting, Mumford, Chesney Honor The Boss and more...
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The power of Bruce Springsteen reached beyond the musical Friday night when he was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Before he even hit a note or anyone sang any of his songs, Springsteen made his voice heard early on during an auction of an autographed guitar. The thrill, theoretically, was that the guitar would be passed among the stars in the audience and as they were signing it, the bidding would sky rocket. It seemed to jam up around 000 after Katy Perry, Emmylou Harris, Tim McGraw and a few others had scrawled their names on the blonde Fender. Springsteen took a hold of the axe and the microphone and started dealing. First he offered an hourlong guitar lesson. That sent the bidding into six figures. Then there was the ride in the sidecar of his Harley Davidson. Somewhere along the way, the pool of prizes grew to include some concert tickets, backstage passes and a lasagna cooked by Springsteen's mother, who was in attendance and didn't appear to put up a fight over his offer. The winning bid, to an overjoyed woman from New Jersey, was 0000. Magical as Springsteen was in that moment, it paled next to his thoughtful and passionate speech at the end of the night when he accepted the MusiCares person of the year trophy from Recording Academy CEO and president Neil Portnow. The night was hosted by Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show." Springsteen consistently referenced musicians and the way they are a bit off when it ...
The power of Bruce Springsteen reached beyond the musical Friday night when he was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Before he even hit a note or anyone sang any of his songs, Springsteen made his voice heard early on during an auction of an autographed guitar. The thrill, theoretically, was that the guitar would be passed among the stars in the audience and as they were signing it, the bidding would sky rocket. It seemed to jam up around 000 after Katy Perry, Emmylou Harris, Tim McGraw and a few others had scrawled their names on the blonde Fender. Springsteen took a hold of the axe and the microphone and started dealing. First he offered an hourlong guitar lesson. That sent the bidding into six figures. Then there was the ride in the sidecar of his Harley Davidson. Somewhere along the way, the pool of prizes grew to include some concert tickets, backstage passes and a lasagna cooked by Springsteen's mother, who was in attendance and didn't appear to put up a fight over his offer. The winning bid, to an overjoyed woman from New Jersey, was 0000. Magical as Springsteen was in that moment, it paled next to his thoughtful and passionate speech at the end of the night when he accepted the MusiCares person of the year trophy from Recording Academy CEO and president Neil Portnow. The night was hosted by Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show." Springsteen consistently referenced musicians and the way they are a bit off when it ...
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