In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most entertaining and rocking, fell by the wayside because I was concerned with what I was going to say and how I was going to say it.

Musical genres explored included blues R&B jazz church music early rock 'n' roll and soul. A. S.

A. and Born to Run showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work including 20 Grammy Awards two Golden Globes and an Academy Award as well as being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time the 96th Greatest Guitarist of all time on their latest list and the 36th Greatest Singer of all time in 2008.