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Feb 27, 2023 · In his 2016 memoir Born To Run, Springsteen wrote that he unknowingly sabotaged his first marriage due to the couple's lack of commonalities — and his love for bandmate and current wife, Patti...
- She Was Born in New Jersey, Where She Got Into Music Through Her Grandfather
- She Met Springsteen at A Bar
- She Has A Degree from New York University
- She Married Springsteen in 1991
- She Has Three Children with Springsteen
- She Supports Springsteen's Mental Health
- She's A Member of The E Street Band
- She's Recorded Solo Albums
- She Played Herself in A Movie Alongside Her Husband
- She Was Inducted Into The New Jersey Hall of Fame
Like her husband, Scialfa was born and raised in New Jersey. Born in Deal, Monmouth County, Scialfa is of Northern Irish ancestry through her mother and Sicilian ancestry through her father, as Springsteen shared at the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards. In an interview with New Jersey Monthly, Scialfa credited her maternal grandfather with teach...
Having grown up near each other and just four years apart in age, Scialfa and Springsteen moved in similar social circles when they were younger, as she told New Jersey Monthly. Prior to their first official meeting, Scialfa had known of Springsteen as he had the reputation of being the "fastest guitar player." The pair first met in the early 1980s...
After graduating from Asbury Park High School, where she was considered "very quiet" and "intelligent" by teachers, she enrolled at the University of Miami's jazz conservatory at the Frost School of Music. She began studying jazz vocals, but after three years, she moved to New York City. Scialfa transferred to New York University and graduated with...
Springsteen's first wife, Julianne Phillips, filed for divorce in August 1988 and their divorce was finalized in 1989. After Phillips and Springsteen separated, he and Scialfa began living together in New Jersey; they later moved to N.Y.C. and Los Angeles. "Patti's been in love with Bruce for as long as I can remember," her high school art teacher,...
Scialfa and Springsteen have three adult children together. Their first son, Evan James, was born in 1990, while their daughter, Jessica Rae, was born in 1991. They welcomed their youngest son, Samuel Ryan, in 1994. Evan is also a musician and has joined his father on stage several times, while Jessica is an Olympic equestrian. Sam became a firefig...
In 2016, Springsteen shared that he'd begun living with periods of depression during his 60s. "It sneaks up on you. I got to where I didn't want to get out of bed, you know?" he explained during an interview with Sunday Morning. He credited Scialfa with being his main source of support during his bouts of depression: "You're not behaving well at ho...
Springsteen has played with the E Street Bandsince 1972, and Scialfa has been a member since 1984. She was the band's only female member at the time, providing backing vocals, tambourine and guitar. "I didn't know when we started rehearsing that he was going to give me a lot to do," she told PEOPLE in 1988. "It happened slowly over the course of re...
In addition to her role in the E Street Band, Scialfa has a solo music career. She released her debut solo album, Rumble Doll, in 1993 and her second album, 23rd Street Lullaby, in 2004. Her third album, Play It as It Lays, landed in 2007. Her husband appeared as a special guest on her first solo tour, and her song "Town Called Heartbreak" was part...
While Scialfa and Springsteen are best known for their music, they both made appearances in the 2020 movie Broken Poetas themselves. According to Rolling Stone, the film is based on a short story written by singer-songwriter and author Elliott Murphy and follows a rock star who is presumed dead but reappears in Paris years later.
In October 2023, Scialfa was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fameat the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. “A street-smart, fascinating, lovely, sexy, beautiful redhead with a sound completely her own," Springsteen said to the audience while introducing his wife. "This is long-deserved, I love her. She's a Jersey girl through and through. Cong...
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In August 1988, Springsteen's first wife Julianne Phillips filed for divorce, and Scialfa and Springsteen started living together afterward in New Jersey and later in New York City before relocating to Los Angeles, where they started a family.
Sep 8, 2023 · Bruce Springsteen found his “Jersey Girl” in wife Patti Scialfa. “We've been together for 30 years. That's a long [time] – you've shared a lot,” Springsteen gushed during an October 2019 ...
- Miranda Siwak
Jan 20, 2021 · While Springsteen was married to Phillips, he found himself drawn to Patti Scialfa, his bandmate closer to his age.
- Lauren Weiler
- Senior Writer
Mar 29, 2023 · After reports emerged in 1988 that Springsteen and Scialfa were having an affair, Phillips filed for divorce. In 1990, Scialfa and Springsteen welcomed their son Evan James Springsteen and got married in 1991 (their daughter Jessica Rae Springsteen was born that same year).
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May 13, 2021 · Springsteen and Phillips would marry on May 13, 1985, however, it would not last long. Springsteen's highly demanding touring schedule during the Tunnel of Love Express Tour, along with his budding relationship with Scialfa, would lead to a separation from Phillips.
