Backstage With The Boss
In recognition of Bruce Springsteen's expected domination of this weekend's Grammy Awards, we're taking a trip backstage with the Boss and his E Street Band confederates. Here you'll find entertaining excerpts from the band's 2002-3 tour rider detailing the group's backstage requirements--from a guitar security guard (don't want anyone to pinch Bruce's Fender Esquire) to sax player Clarence Clemons's need for a whole roasted chicken to be delivered, mid-concert, to his dressing room. We also love how Bruce stocks his private dressing room (wife Patti Scialfa has her own backstage digs) with ...