Bruce Springsteen is the featured premiere guest on Home of the Brave Backstage, a new limited-run video series exploring music and political activism.
According to SPIN, the program launched on Thursday through the nonprofit organization Home of the Brave. The show is co-hosted by Dropkick Murphys singer Ken Casey, former Washington, D.C., police officer Michael Fanone, and author Sarah Longwell.
Springsteen filmed his appearance in early October during the Power to the People Festival in Columbia, Maryland. In the discussion, the singer described music and politics as inherently intertwined forms of expression and credited his upbringing with instilling a deep civic commitment.
Springsteen explained to Casey that he views his artistic role as showing the distance between American reality and the American dream, adding that he works to narrow that divide through his songwriting and platform.
The debut episode opens a planned run of interviews highlighting why musicians speak publicly on social affairs. Future installments of the series will feature Joan Baez, Chuck D of Public Enemy, and Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett.