Podcasts about unrequited infatuations

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by Steven Van Zandt, with his memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. From his time spent as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and Artists Against Apartheid, to his television roles as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos and as Frank Tagliano in Lilyhammer, we discuss Steven's long, successful career in the arts. He is the founder of TeachRock, a nonprofit dedicated to providing a rich arts-driven curriculum to bolster students' understanding of the history and science behind the music. Steven is recognized internationally as one of the world's foremost authorities on both Contemporary and Traditional Rock and Roll, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His story unfolds in an all-new documentary, DISCIPLE, now streaming on Max.   Thanks to our wonderful sponsors! This episode of You Are What You Read is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/WHATYOUREAD today to get 10% off your first month. Get it off your chest, with BetterHelp. We'd also like to thank Book of the Month.  Head over to bookofthemonth.com and use Promo Code ADRI to get your first book for just $9.99. Thank you for listening, and thank you for reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We put author, actor, and E Streeter Stevie Van Zandt on the couch on the eve of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2023 world tour. As we learned from Stevie's excellent 2021 memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, despite appearing to having lived the most charmed life imaginable, he spent decades being haunted by his early Eighties decision to leave the band of longtime best friend Springsteen on the eve of the “Born In The USA” album. Host and guest explore the meaning of failure and success. It gets a little raw. Plus: Steve on why he didn't care for Peter Jackson's Let It Be, and the recipe for keeping bands together. And: Andrew nominates Paul Simon for a dubious Rock & Roll Hall of Fame award for a lifetime of questionable behavior.

Van Zandt really surprised me with this book. I dare to say, it's a one of a kind. This guy is so much more than a Springsteen sidekick and a Sopranos consigliere.Support the show

In which John Heilemann talks with Stevie Van Zandt, a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, co-star of The Sopranos, and author of a new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. In this special two-part episode, Heilemann and Van Zandt discuss his early musical influences, the foundations of his best friendship with Springsteen, the extraordinary albums they made together in the 1970s—Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River—and the painful breakup that caused Van Zandt to commit "career suicide" by leaving the band on the brink of its becoming the biggest rock act in the world; his solo career as a musician and political activist, in particular his crucial part in the movement to dismantle the apartheid regime in South Africa; his unlikely emergence as a beloved actor in the role of Silvio Dante opposite James Gandolfini in David Chase's acclaimed HBO mobster series; and his reconciliation with Springsteen and return to the E Street Band two decades after his departure. Van Zandt also explains why he fought The Boss over calling his group The E Street Band — and still considers it a piss-poor name — and Van Zandt's view that the debate over "sways" versus "waves" in the lyrics of "Thunder Road" is no debate at all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which John Heilemann talks with Stevie Van Zandt, a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, co-star of The Sopranos, and author of a new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. In this special two-part episode, Heilemann and Van Zandt discuss his early musical influences, the foundations of his best friendship with Springsteen, the extraordinary albums they made together in the 1970s—Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River—and the painful breakup that caused Van Zandt to commit "career suicide" by leaving the band on the brink of its becoming the biggest rock act in the world; his solo career as a musician and political activist, in particular his crucial part in the movement to dismantle the apartheid regime in South Africa; his unlikely emergence as a beloved actor in the role of Silvio Dante opposite James Gandolfini in David Chase's acclaimed HBO mobster series; and his reconciliation with Springsteen and return to the E Street Band two decades after his departure. Van Zandt also explains why he fought The Boss over calling his group The E Street Band — and still considers it a piss-poor name — and Van Zandt's view that the debate over "sways" versus "waves" in the lyrics of "Thunder Road" is no debate at all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've interviewed Steven Van Zandt several times and I always hear a story that I've never heard before.  In part 2 of our conversation, he discusses leaving the E Street Band in the 1980's to pursue his music and politics, including the anti apartheid anthem Sun City.  We also discuss the notion of "Before The Cheering Resumed," the years in between the first blush of fame and the popularity of The Sopranos and the reunion of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, when Steven spent much of the 1990's walking his dog near his apartment in New York.  This episode is part of a conversation that we held last year as Steven was putting the finishing touches on his compelling memoir, "Unrequited Infatuations."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Van Zandt is an interviewer's dream.  He's thoughtful, reflective and funny.  Very funny.  I've had the pleasure of interviewing Steven several times.  This interview is from 2021, as Steven was putting the finishing touches on his compelling memoir "Unrequited Infatuations."  So it was a perfect time to talk to him about the early years: growing up as a rock 'n roll obsessed kid unpopular both at home and in town, early gigs down the Jersey Shore and the decision to give up the music business as his friend Bruce Springsteen was entering into it.  It's been quite a journey for Steven, making music, television shows and a difference.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir (Hachette Books, 2022) is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a like-minded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of "Sun City," an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the '90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives--one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos--as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Little Steven's Underground Garage), created the first two 24/7 branded music channels on SiriusXM (Underground Garage and Outlaw Country), started a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Stevie Van Zandt on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir (Hachette Books, 2022) is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a like-minded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of "Sun City," an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the '90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives--one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos--as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Little Steven's Underground Garage), created the first two 24/7 branded music channels on SiriusXM (Underground Garage and Outlaw Country), started a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Stevie Van Zandt on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir (Hachette Books, 2022) is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a like-minded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of "Sun City," an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the '90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives--one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos--as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Little Steven's Underground Garage), created the first two 24/7 branded music channels on SiriusXM (Underground Garage and Outlaw Country), started a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Stevie Van Zandt on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir (Hachette Books, 2022) is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a like-minded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of "Sun City," an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the '90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives--one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos--as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Little Steven's Underground Garage), created the first two 24/7 branded music channels on SiriusXM (Underground Garage and Outlaw Country), started a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Stevie Van Zandt on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir (Hachette Books, 2022) is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a like-minded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of "Sun City," an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the '90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives--one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos--as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Little Steven's Underground Garage), created the first two 24/7 branded music channels on SiriusXM (Underground Garage and Outlaw Country), started a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Stevie Van Zandt on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir (Hachette Books, 2022) is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a like-minded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of "Sun City," an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the '90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives--one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos--as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Little Steven's Underground Garage), created the first two 24/7 branded music channels on SiriusXM (Underground Garage and Outlaw Country), started a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Stevie Van Zandt on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir (Hachette Books, 2022) is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a like-minded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of "Sun City," an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the '90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives--one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos--as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Little Steven's Underground Garage), created the first two 24/7 branded music channels on SiriusXM (Underground Garage and Outlaw Country), started a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Stevie Van Zandt on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

With summer drawing to a close, you've still got time to fit in one last summer read! All Of It and Get Lit producer Jordan Lauf joins us to recommend some new and upcoming books, as well as some old favorites. Plus, we take listener recommendations and calls! Jordan's Recommendations  Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi  The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell  On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton The Old Place by Bobby Finger  Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates  Listener Recommendations  Honey and Venom - Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper by Andrew Coté Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart  Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America by Mayukh Sen Unrequited Infatuations by Steven Van Zandt  Mr. President by Miguel Ángel Asturias, translated by David Unger   

[REBROADCAST FROM OCTOBER 25, 2021] In Unrequited Infatuations, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt recounts meeting Bruce Springsteen, becoming an activist, being cast on "The Sopranos," and more moments from his impressive life story.  We revisit the conversation with Van Zandt following last week's announcement of a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band tour in 2023.   This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

Stevie Van Zandt is a true renaissance man. Most, of course, know him as Miami Steve Van Zandt, the guitarist in The E Street band, backing Bruce Springsteen and conquering the music world. In the early '80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey and refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer who would mastermind the recording of the anti-apartheid anthem “Sun City” Van Zandt would also put out several records with the Disciples of Soul, and produce a myriad of great artists and albums. So what to do next? How about starting Little Steven's Underground Garage, a weekly syndicated radio show? Or taking a role in the soon-to-be-legendary TV show, The Sopranos? Van Zandt introduced himself to a whole new audience as Silvio Dante, the the unconditionally loyal consiglieri to Tony Soprano. We talk to Stevie about his new memoir Unrequited Infatuations about all of the above and more. He's led an incredible life.

Wenger surveys Stevie Van Zandt's memoir, "Unrequited Infatuations" and looks at being the guy that the guy counts on. Van Zandt is Bruce Springsteen's once-and-future sideman, consigliere, wingman and his insight is interesting!   managingexpectationspodcast.com mrswenger.com allinadream.us  

Steven Van Zandt is musician, actor, and activist best known for his decades long collaboration with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the E Street Band. As an actor, he starred in The Sopranos as Silvio Dante and as Frank Tagliano on the Netflix show Lilyhammer. His activism in the 1980s and 1990s included forming the group Artists Against Apartheid and producing the record Sun City.During this podcast, Van Zandt discusses his life and career and his new book "Unrequited Infatuations." He takes listeners back to the origins of the E Street Band and his work with Bruce Springsteen. Van Zandt also talks about why he left the band and then returned. He also reveals how despite a lack of acting experience or training, he was able to so effectively play the role of Silvio Dante in The Sopranos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Musician, performer, songwriter, producer, author, activist and so much more - Stevie Van Zandt joins us this week as one of the top authorities on then history of rock and roll. Tune in as Stevie discusses the transformational experience of watching the Beatles on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show', working with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, co-starring on The Sopranos and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BEST SHOW BOOK CLUB  is back! In this episode, Tom Scharpling, Jason Gore, Michael Lisk and Pat Byrne speak with the author of "Unrequited Infatuations," Stevie Van Zandt!

Get ready, because this week's guest is about to rock your world, literally. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and iconic actor, Stevie Van Zandt breaks down his massive career with Kasich & Klepper. Stevie chats about music, being stuck in the 60's “renaissance,” and bringing arts education to thousands of kids across the United States. Plus, he discusses the role of activism in his career and his real-life consigliere attitude when it comes to fame. Stevie's memoir, UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS, is now available wherever you get your books and go to LITTLESTEVEN.com for latest news, projects, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I met Ben Schafer in the process of working on Mark Lanegan's book with him. I have a lot of resistance to meeting publishing/ music industry/ entertainment industry folks because it always feels so ingenuine, like "I will pretend to be your friend until it no longer serves my business interests, at which point I'll pretend you never existed." From our first meeting, I recognized that Ben was, like me, just an earnest fan of Lanegan's work. We talked about how great Lanegan's voice and writing was, how excited we were for the book, sobriety, then finally just life in general. I guess what I'm trying to say is that, despite my best efforts to the contrary, Ben and I became friends very quickly and have stayed in close touch for the last couple of years. Yes, of course, we talked about the loss of Lanegan, but I tried to ask him some hard questions about publishing and his role as editor.    Ben specializes in music, popular culture, biography, memoir, and popular science, with a particular soft spot for American counterculture. He has acquired several New York Times bestsellers, including Unrequited Infatuations by Stevie Van Zandt, The Portable Atheist edited by Christopher Hitchens, Trouble Boys by Bob Mehr, and I Am Brian Wilson by Brian Wilson. Based in Los Angeles, Ben published the definitive two-volume history of L.A. punk Under the Big Black Sun and More Fun in the New World by John Doe (of X) and music publishing veteran Tom DeSavia. He is also the editor of the international bestseller Why Does E=mc2 by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, and an all-time classic memoir, The Mayor of MacDougal Street by Dave Van Ronk with Elijah Wald, the inspiration for the Coen Brothers movie Inside Llewyn Davis. Prior to joining Hachette Books, Ben was Executive Editor at Da Capo Press for 17 years and held editorial positions at William Morrow and HarperCollins.

Singer, songwriter, producer, and actor Steven Van Zandt aka Little Steven is perhaps best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. But the talented musician also co-founded the band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, as well as his solo act, Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul. He later found success in an entirely different career, playing the inimitable role of Tony Soprano's consigliereSilvio Dante in The Sopranos and Frank Tagliano in Lilyhammer. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member recently released his autobiography, “Unrequited Infatuations,” which chronicles the many twists and turns that make up his remarkable life. Steven tells Alec why Bruce Springsteen was originally not allowed in his band, why he decided to walk away from the music business, and how he became a part of television history - twice.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's been known as Miami Steve, Little Steven and Steve/Steven/Stevie Van Zandt. He's been Bruce Springsteen's and Tony Soprano's No. 2 guy, the artistic force behind Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, the leader of his own Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul and the star of Netflix's Lilyhammer. He united rockers and rappers to battle South African apartheid with “Sun City,” oversees three satellite radio stations and a record label, wrote the memoir Unrequited Infatuations and he wishes he'd done more. Why does Stevie Van Zandt say the '70s were the worst time to record? Does he think Springsteen's concerts are too long? Why is he so frustrated? No one could tell this story like he does.

It did honestly feel like one of those Wayne's World "I'm-not-worthy" moments when I first got on the Zoom with the legendary Steven Van Zandt for the interview in episode 73 of the LSQ podcast. Was truly was an honor and pleasure to get to ask him about his creative ideas and process. Last fall, the musician, songwriter, producer, activist, DJ/radio maven, actor, and more, added "author" to his bona fides when he published his fascinating memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. You should read it. Order a *signed!* copy HERE. Anyway, in the book, he shares not just the incredible story of his life and careers, but also candid insight into what it takes to achieve mastery in music. He elaborates on some of that in episode 73, and we also get to hear about his early days with Bruce, how the E Street Band's commercial ascent felt from his perspective, his views on the evolution of rock as an art form, how he tried to “make the Sopranos into a band,” what new rock music excites him, and more.

Stevie Van Zandt is the ultimate underboss. His first big break came in the mid-70s as Bruce Springsteen's right-hand man, guitarist, and occasional co-producer in the E Street Band. Later he seamlessly made the jump to acting as one of Tony Soprano's key consiglieres, Sil, on The Sopranos.  Van Zandt recently released his memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, which details his career over the past 50 years. On today's episode Bruce Headlam talks to Van Zandt about the budding New Jersey rock n' roll scene in the ‘60s, and what it was like recording with legendary R&B singers like Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love. He also reminisces about first meeting Springsteen—who Van Zandt says he saw go from a shy kid who was too timid to speak, to one of the greatest entertainers of our time. Subscribe to Broken Record's YouTube channel to hear all of our interviews:  https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast and follow us on Twitter @BrokenRecord You can also check out past episodes here: https://brokenrecordpodcast.com Check out our favorite Stevie Van Zandt songs HERE. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In this special episode, Anthony is joined by musician, performer, producer, activist, educator and legendary member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Stevie Van Zandt. Together they discuss his new bestselling book ‘Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir,' which reveals all about his journey into Rock and Roll and how it has the power to “change the world for the better;” shares his decision to step away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey and move into political activism; and reflects on playing Silvio Dante, Tony Soprano's right-hand man. Follow our guests on Twitter:https://twitter.com/StevieVanZandt Subscribe on YouTube: //bit.ly/3ICdZXx Follow us:https://twitter.com/moochfm  https://twitter.com/scaramucci  Sign up for our newsletter at:www.mooch.fm Created & produced by Podcast Partners:www.podcastpartners.com 

American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, activist and author, Steve Van Zandt joins Bernie & Sid in the Morning to talk about his book: Unrequited Infatuations, Bruce Springsteen, the music industry & the new generation, & so much more!

Phil bought the Tom Brady book and is trying out the TB12 method. He has lost weight and gave himself positional vertigo. Not kidding. Steve Van Zandt stops by and tells us about being at the top of rock and roll with Bruce Springsteen and the E street band. The Sopranos including the Silvio killing Adriana scene and arguing with David Chase about the last song. His new book Unrequited Infatuations is a great ride. An insightful memoir that reads like a detective novel. The crew discusses change, bullies and the ending of the Sopranos. LINK TO ADAM'S YOU TUBE SPECIAL https://800PGR.lnk.to/ItsScaryInHereYTID ADAM'S TICKET LINK (& Everything Else) https://linktr.ee/AdamFerrara Please consider supporting the good people who support us. Thanks for all the love! https://cruzintowellness.com/adam-ferrara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit  Megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phil bought the Tom Brady book and is trying out the TB12 method. He has lost weight and gave himself positional vertigo. Not kidding. Steve Van Zandt stops by and tells us about being at the top of rock and roll with Bruce Springsteen and the E street band. The Sopranos including the Silvio killing Adriana scene and arguing with David Chase about the last song. His new book Unrequited Infatuations is a great ride. An insightful memoir that reads like a detective novel. The crew discusses change, bullies and the ending of the Sopranos. LINK TO ADAM'S YOU TUBE SPECIAL https://800PGR.lnk.to/ItsScaryInHereYTID ADAM'S TICKET LINK (& Everything Else) https://linktr.ee/AdamFerrara Please consider supporting the good people who support us. Thanks for all the love! https://cruzintowellness.com/adam-ferrara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit  Megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who, what and when was the “Big Bang” of Popular music? Who changed rock into an  “art form” in 1965 and with what song? What songs did Steve suggest to close the Sopranos? How much did Sopranos change his life? What does Steve consider the world's “universal music” and who is the star of that music?   All those opinions and lots more from Steve van Zandt are included in his new autobiography Unrequited Infatuations. It's a great read. We all know about growing up pals with Bruce Springsteen and forming the E Street Band but this book reveals all of the other stories and events that shaped not only his life but in no small part the history of the World. (Think of  his single  Sun City and the dismantling of Apartheid government in South Africa and the release of Nelson Mandela) Steve van Zandt is in the Rock Hall of Fame. Frankly, he's a human Rock Hall. He's an actor and an activist, a musician, and a mentor. He's Miami Steve van Zandt and this is his story Part two

Steven Van Zandt is an accomplished singer, songwriter and producer who worked with Bruce Springsteen, and he's even starred in The Sopranos. But as he explains to The Current host Matt Galloway, his proudest achievement might've been tackling apartheid in South Africa. He talks about that experience and his new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations.

Miami Steve Van Zandt Silvio Dante (Sopranos) Frankie The Fixer Tagliano (Lilyhammer) Steve is every one of those guys and a lot more. He turns 71 on Nov 22nd and celebrates the release of his new autobiography Unrequited  Infatuations. Steve and Bruce Springsteen found each other because they both really weren't interested in going to school but both did have guitars and a keen sense that that was the road they wanted to walk. Steve played in  Steel Mill and the Bruce Springsteen Band. It all came together when he became a permanent member of The E Street band in 1975 just in time for The Born to Run album and tour. From musician and performer, he became a songwriter, arranger, producer, actor, director, Broadway producer, TV and film composer, activist, teacher, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( now is very much a part of the committee that decides future nominees). Last but not least, he's one of the World's most knowledgeable authorities on the history of rock and roll. He also created two radio shows that became singular channels on Sirius – Little Steven's Underground Garage and Outlaw Country. He formed his own label Wicked Cool Records. Stevie also leads his large solo band The Disciples of Soul Perhaps his finest moment?  In 1985 he forms United Artists Against Apartheid and released Sun City a song protesting the Apartheid system in the South African resort Sun City. Over 50 artists were involved. It leads to the removal of Apartheid and the release from the jail of Nelson Mandela. Here's a link to all of these events and a staggering list of all the others.  It makes you instantly want to read the story of his life. That's what Unrequited Infatuations is all about. www.littlesteven.com/bio This is part one of our conversation.  We start with the early roots of rock and roll and the beginnings of  Bruce and The E Street Band. What happened to the sounds of rock records in the '70s and why after leaving Bruce's E Street Band his first thought was  “I thought my life was OVER” Read the book – you'll realize it had just begun. Enjoy! Part Two next Week

Steven Van Zandt, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, activist and author of the new book “Unrequited Infatuations” joins Frank to talk about his book, The Sopranos, & music.

On this edition of The Other Side Of Midnight: Steven Van Zandt, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, activist and author of the new book “Unrequited Infatuations” joins Frank to talk about his book, The Sopranos, & music. Then Joe Piscopo, actor, musician, comedian and the host of “The Ramsey Mazda Sundays with Sinatra” show on 77WABC talks about the music of Sinatra, news of the day, and the current state of talk radio. Commendations are awarded and much more.

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Stevie Van Zandt was in one of the most popular bands of all time, on one of the most popular television series ever created, so it just makes sense he would be on one of the best podcasts going around, doesn't it? He talks about his book Unrequited Infatuations, leaving Bruce and the E Street band, The Sopranos, Jimmy Barnes and much more. Plus the very talented Natalie Gauci chats about her new song Pictures of Mars, writing a book, wearing a space suit once worn by David Bowie and being a mum.  All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence 1300 555 576 murcotts.edu.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stevie Van Zandt from the E Street Band on seeing Jimmy Hendrix when he was still Jimmy James, changing his appearance for The Sopranos and Lilyhammer, what he gets Bruce Springsteen for his birthday, his radio show, if he's he friendly with Tom Morello and he talks about his new book, "Unrequited Infatuations", out now. www.littlesteven.com

  Stevie Van Zandt while, perhaps, best known as a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street band and leader of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, he is also a writer, producer, actor (having starred in the Sopranos and Lilyhammer), radio host on Sirius/XM's Little Steven's Underground garage, political activist, founder of TeachRock.org, and much more. He is also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Join me and Stevie Van Zandt as we discuss his terrific new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, which traces his odyssey from a teenager in suburban New Jersey to the Rock and Hall of Fame. Guest Stevie Van Zandt What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early ‘60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a likeminded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early ‘80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of “Sun City,” an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the ‘90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives—one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos—as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Underground Garage), a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice.

  Stevie Van Zandt while, perhaps, best known as a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street band and leader of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, he is also a writer, producer, actor (having starred in the Sopranos and Lilyhammer), radio host on Sirius/XM's Little Steven's Underground garage, political activist, founder of TeachRock.org, and much more. He is also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Join me and Stevie Van Zandt as we discuss his terrific new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, which traces his odyssey from a teenager in suburban New Jersey to the Rock and Hall of Fame. Guest Stevie Van Zandt What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early ‘60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how Rock and Roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with Rock and Roll. Groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones created new ideas of community, creative risk, and principled rebellion. They changed him forever. While still a teenager, he met Bruce Springsteen, a likeminded outcast/true believer who became one of his most important friends and bandmates. As Miami Steve, Van Zandt anchored the E Street Band as they conquered the Rock and Roll world. And then, in the early ‘80s, Van Zandt stepped away from E Street to embark on his own odyssey. He refashioned himself as Little Steven, a political songwriter and performer, fell in love with Maureen Santoro who greatly expanded his artistic palette, and visited the world's hot spots as an artist/journalist to not just better understand them, but to help change them. Most famously, he masterminded the recording of “Sun City,” an anti-apartheid anthem that sped the demise of South Africa's institutionalized racism and helped get Nelson Mandela out of prison. By the ‘90s, Van Zandt had lived at least two lives—one as a mainstream rocker, one as a hardcore activist. It was time for a third. David Chase invited Van Zandt to be a part of his new television show, the Sopranos—as Silvio Dante, he was the unconditionally loyal consiglieri who sat at the right hand of Tony Soprano (a relationship that oddly mirrored his real-life relationship with Bruce Springsteen). Underlying all of Van Zandt's various incarnations was a devotion to preserving the centrality of the arts, especially the endangered species of Rock. In the twenty-first century, Van Zandt founded a groundbreaking radio show (Underground Garage), a fiercely independent record label (Wicked Cool), and developed a curriculum to teach students of all ages through the medium of music history. He also rejoined the E Street Band for what has now been a twenty-year victory lap. UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts). It's the best book of its kind because it's the only book of its kind. Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School,

Stevie Van Zandt from the E Street Band on seeing Jimmy Hendrix when he was still Jimmy James, changing his appearance for The Sopranos and Lilyhammer, what he gets Bruce Springsteen for his birthday, his radio show, if he's he friendly with Tom Morello and he talks about his new book, "Unrequited Infatuations", out now. littlesteven.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Unrequited Infatuations, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt recounts meeting Bruce Springsteen, becoming an activist, being cast on "The Sopranos," and more moments from his impressive life story. Van Zandt joins us to discuss the memoir.   This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

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Richard is joins by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and legend Steven Van Zandt to discuss his careers in music, acting, political activist and Best Selling Author with the debut of his new memoir Unrequited Infatuations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Preet answers a listener question about reports that former President Trump was deposed on Monday as part of a lawsuit alleging that his security guards attacked protesters outside of Trump Tower in 2015. He also addresses what will happen if Steve Bannon is held in criminal contempt of Congress. Plus, some thoughts on steakhouses.  Then, Preet interviews Steven Van Zandt, aka “Little Steven,” an actor and musician best known as the guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Van Zandt, who also played mobster Silvio Dante on HBO's The Sopranos, is out with a new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. He opens up about his relationship with Springsteen, his path to an acting career, and how he became involved in the anti-apartheid movement. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/the-activist-rock-star-with-steven-van-zandt/ Don't miss the Insider Bonus, where Steven talks about the state of rock and roll and answers a series of lightning round questions.: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/stay-tuned-bonus-10-21-steven-van-zandt/ RSVP to a live taping of the Now & Then podcast: cafe.com/live Listen to the season finale of CAFE's new podcast, Up Against the Mob, hosted by Elie Honig. Binge the series on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is produced by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, Sam Ozer-Staton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stevie Van Zandt, aka "Miami Steve," aka "Little Steven," aka "Silvio Dante," has written an autobiography, "Unrequited Infatuations." We dig into the process of writing the book, and we also cover the landscape from New Jersey...back to New Jersey! Growing up with the radio, the greatness of the Beatles, struggling in Asbury Park, failing to make the E Street Band, going straight and doing construction, playing the oldies circuit, making the E Street Band, going solo, returning to the E Street Band and appearing in "The Sopranos" and... Steven says he's not good with money, but he's had a jam-packed career, his life is rich with experiences, listen as we go deep! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Steven Van Zandt is musician, actor, and activist best known for his decades long collaboration with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the E Street Band. As an actor, he starred in The Sopranos as Silvio Dante and as Frank Tagliano on the Netflix show Lilyhammer. His activism in the 1980s and 1990s included forming the group Artists Against Apartheid and producing the record Sun City.During this podcast, Van Zandt discusses his life and career and his new book "Unrequited Infatuations." He takes listeners back to the origins of the E Street Band and his work with Bruce Springsteen. Van Zandt also talks about why he left the band and then returned. He also reveals how despite a lack of acting experience or training, he was able to so effectively play the role of Silvio Dante in The Sopranos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael speaks with E Street Band Member (and fellow SiriusXM host) Stevie Van Zandt, with his new book "Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir." Original air date 14 October 2021. The book was published on 28 September 2021.

Steve Van Zandt is an American musician, actor and activist. He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and for his role in the TV drama series, The Sopranos.    His new book, Unrequited Infatuations, tells the story of his journey from Surburban New Jersey in the early '60s to performing on some of the world's largest stages and using rock and soul to change the world.   Steve talks top Krishnan about how The Beatles had a profound effect on the course of his career and how he has used his music to influence politics and social affairs.

Musician, actor, journalist, political activist, philanthropist and, now, book author. Stevie Van Zandt is a lot more than Bruce Springsteen's legendary E-Street Band guitarist, and much more than The Sopranos' Silvio Dante. In today's episode, Stevie takes us through how a self-assured, Catholic New Jersey kid ended up first performing on the world's biggest rock'n'roll stages, then fighting against apartheid in South Africa, and eventually starring in one of the most successful TV series of all time. Some highlights from our conversation: If you want to change your career, make sure you have something good to fall back on. Having success later in life often means that you get to enjoy it more – and are better at what you do. In life, you don't need to pick whether to lead or to be a leader: you can be both a good soldier and a good boss. Creating content and marketing that content are two faces of the same coin – being good at both leads you to success. Stevie's first book, the memoir Unrequited Infatuations, is out now in hardcover, e-book, and audio. Enjoy! Have a question? Text me 1-206-309-5177
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In part 2 of the third season premiere of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion with Stevie Van Zandt about his new autobiography, Unrequited Infatuations. This episode picks up in 1978 and covers the E Street Band's work through 1984, Stevie's decision to leave the band, Sun City, his solo work and finally the E Street Reunion era. Hal and Flynn also discuss the announcement of Bruce Springsteen's upcoming No Nukes release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a pair of conversations for this week's episode. First comedian Chelsea Handler, whose "Vaccinated and Horny" tour comes to the Paramount for two shows Nov. 11th. Chelsea and Bret discuss the solution to inequality and cancel culture (surprisingly simple!), sex during COVID, and skiing topless. Then it's Steven Van Zandt, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. He has a memoir out titled, "Unrequited Infatuations," which he says is more a story of a seeker than a musician. He also talks about living life to the fullest, the new Sopranos movie, and why he's still looking for a steady job.

Stevie Van Zandt joins the show to discuss his new book Unrequited Infatuations. The show also discusses words that sound fancier than they are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rocker, actor and activist Stevie Van Zandt discusses his new memoir, "Unrequited Infatuations." And, MacArthur Fellow Safiya Noble wants the public to understand that internet search engines like Google are fine for finding out what time the mall opens — but inadequate or even dangerous when it comes to looking for historical, social and political information. She tells us about her work.

Rock-and-roll guitarist, “Sopranos” actor and activist Stevie Van Zandt joins Washington Post Live to discuss his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations,” which chronicles the twists and turns of his nearly nonstop career

Guests: Stephen Tobolowsky, Steven Van Zandt Actor and author Stephen Tobolowsky shares stories of returning to work under COVID protocols and explains why being a grandparent is better than owning a Camaro. Steve Van Zandt talked about Springsteen, walking away from the E Street Band, and working with James Gandolfini on The Sopranos, all chronicled in his new memoir, UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS.

In which John Heilemann talks with Stevie Van Zandt, a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, co-star of The Sopranos, and author of a new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. In this special two-part episode, Heilemann and Van Zandt discuss his early musical influences, the foundations of his best friendship with Springsteen, the extraordinary albums they made together in the 1970s—Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River—and the painful breakup that caused Van Zandt to commit "career suicide" by leaving the band on the brink of its becoming the biggest rock act in the world; his solo career as a musician and political activist, in particular his crucial part in the movement to dismantle the apartheid regime in South Africa; his unlikely emergence as a beloved actor in the role of Silvio Dante opposite James Gandolfini in David Chase's acclaimed HBO mobster series; and his reconciliation with Springsteen and return to the E Street Band two decades after his departure. Van Zandt also explains why he fought The Boss over calling his group The E Street Band — and still considers it a piss-poor name — and Van Zandt's view that the debate over "sways" versus "waves" in the lyrics of "Thunder Road" is no debate at all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stevie Van Zandt is telling some never before heard stories from his remarkable career in his new memoir "Unrequited Infatuations." Van Zandt talks to Anthony Mason about growing up in suburban New Jersey, being Bruce Springsteen's "consigliere," his role in "The Sopranos" and helping end the apartheid in South Africa.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stevie Van Zandt is telling some never before heard stories from his remarkable career in his new memoir "Unrequited Infatuations." Van Zandt talks to Anthony Mason about growing up in suburban New Jersey, being Bruce Springsteen's "consigliere," his role in "The Sopranos" and helping end the apartheid in South Africa.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In which John Heilemann talks with Stevie Van Zandt, a founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, co-star of The Sopranos, and author of a new memoir, Unrequited Infatuations. In this special two-part episode, Heilemann and Van Zandt discuss his early musical influences, the foundations of his best friendship with Springsteen, the extraordinary albums they made together in the 1970s—Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River—and the painful breakup that caused Van Zandt to commit "career suicide" by leaving the band on the brink of its becoming the biggest rock act in the world; his solo career as a musician and political activist, in particular his crucial part in the movement to dismantle the apartheid regime in South Africa; his unlikely emergence as a beloved actor in the role of Silvio Dante opposite James Gandolfini in David Chase's acclaimed HBO mobster series; and his reconciliation with Springsteen and return to the E Street Band two decades after his departure. Van Zandt also explains why he fought The Boss over calling his group The E Street Band — and still considers it a piss-poor name — and Van Zandt's view that the debate over "sways" versus "waves" in the lyrics of "Thunder Road" is no debate at all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

     This week Michael and Steve welcome the one and only Steven Van Zandt back to the podcast. Steven is best known as the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street band, and for playing Silvio Dante on the Sopranos. But now Stevie has added author to his list of accomplishments. He just released his biography “ Unrequited Infatuations”. This book is an incredible story of Steven's life in music, the entertainment business and as a political activist. in this episode Michael and Steve talk to him about it all. Stevie's book is available through Amazon or wherever books are sold, It's a must read!     Then we get in the Season 6 finale! Another fantastic episode with lots to discuss. Don't miss Talking Sopranos #79 S6-Ep-12 “Kaisha”. Don't forget to subscribe to the Talking Sopranos podcast wherever you get your podcasts and go to TalkingSopranos.com to ask Michael and Steve questions and get official merchandise.  Check out Comedy and Conversations with the Sopranos Live. Get your tickets today!https://www.ticketmaster.com/in-conversation-with-the-sopranos-tickets/artist/2683319 Pre-order your copy of  WOKE UP THIS MORNING: The Definitive Oral history of the Sopranoseverywhere books are sold, or go to hc.com/sopranosoralhistory See Zopa Live at Crossroads in Garwood NJhttps://www.xxroads.com https://www.talkingsopranos.comhttps://www.themanysaintsofnewarkmovie.comhttps://www.betterhelp.com/talkinghttps://vitalfarms.comhttps://rothys.com/talking 

We talked to Steven "Little Steven" Van Zandt, who joined the show to promote his new book "Unrequited Infatuations" which outlines his time in the E Street Band with Bruce Springsteen. Steven gave us some stories about his early days in rock & how it has brought him to where he is today.

In the third season premiere of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean welcome Stevie Van Zandt to the show to discuss his autobiography, Unrequited Infatuations. The first of two parts, this episode covers his musical influences, the early years of the E Street Band, and goes through 1977, a period of struggle when Springsteen was battling a lawsuit against his first managers. Part 2 will pick up in 1978 and cover the E Street Band's work through 1984, Stevie's decision to leave the band, Sun City, his solo work and finally the E Street Reunion era. It will be released October 1st. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We celebrate our 6th year of podcasting this week by welcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, award-winning actor, and decorated producer Little Steven Van Zant! Steve has his hands in so many projects it's hard to cover them all - whether it's his Sirius radio stations, his multiple charities like teachrock.org, running his label Wicked Cool Records, backing up The Boss, or his own utterly fantastic solo career. As if that isn't enough, he's publishing his memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, in September. We discuss all of these plus his work with people like Southside Johnny and Darlene Love, the current state of politics, and some Sopranos and Lillyhammer. Little Steven is a gift to the world and especially the good word of Rock and Roll. Bless him!  www.littlesteven.com www.patreon.com/thehustlepod