From Springsteen to Cole: Finding Meaning in Music Biopics
This week’s blog will be an exploration of biopics. Biopics don’t just celebrate icons; they also explore identity, trauma, and resilience through music. They offer a connection to fascinating real-life figures, provide insight into significant historical events, and help humanize celebrities by showing that no matter how rich and famous they are, they still experience universal human struggles. The new biopic, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere , starring Jeremy Allen White , takes us back to the early 1980s, when Bruce was on the cusp of global superstardom but struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. As he records Nebraska , a stripped-down masterpiece that feels worlds away from Born to Run , we see a man torn between who he’s become and where he came from. This biopic is not just about fame or music; it’s about searching for meaning when the spotlight starts to feel overwhelming. Take Livin’ for Love: The Natalie Cole Story . Gra...