Editing Bruce Springsteen (section)

===Relationships===
[[File:Springsteen On Broadway - Walter Kerr Theater - Thursday 2nd November 2017 SpringsteenBroadWay021117-43 (26448754919).jpg|thumb|Springsteen's wife [[Patti Scialfa]], a member of the [[E Street Band]], during a 2017 performance of ''[[Springsteen on Broadway]]'']]
Springsteen briefly dated artist Karon Bihari in the 1970s, who claimed the ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' song "Candy's Room" was about her.{{sfn|Margotin|Guesdon|2020|pp=118–119}} He also had relationships with photographer [[Lynn Goldsmith]], model Karen Darvin and, for four years in the 1980s, actress [[Joyce Hyser]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 4, 1985 |title=Springsteen Keeps Love Life in Dark |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1985-09-04-8502060579-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514151354/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1985-09-04-8502060579-story.html |archive-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>

In the early 1980s, he met [[Patti Scialfa]] at [[The Stone Pony]], a bar and music venue in [[Asbury Park, New Jersey]], the evening she was performing alongside his friend [[Bobby Bandiera]], with whom she wrote "At Least We Got Shoes" for [[Southside Johnny]]. Springsteen liked her voice and after the performance he introduced himself to her. They soon started spending time together and became friends.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Birch|first=Ian|title=Patti Scialfa, "Red-Headed Woman"|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|date=August 1993|pages=42–44|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/patti-scialfa-red-headed-woman|access-date=December 28, 2024|via=Rock's Backpages}}</ref>

Early in 1984, Springsteen asked Scialfa to join the E Street Band for the [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]], which began in June 1984. According to the book ''Bruce'' by Peter Ames Carlin, they seemed about to become a couple through the first leg of the tour,{{sfn|Carlin|2012|p=343}} but Springsteen was introduced to actress [[Julianne Phillips]] and married her shortly after midnight on May 13, 1985, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in [[Lake Oswego, Oregon]].<ref name="bbmtmo">{{Cite news |date=May 13, 1985 |title=Springsteen, model married this morning |page=A1 |work=The Bulletin |agency=United Press International |location=(Bend, Oregon) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0x9ZAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128%2C328108 |url-status=live |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414035120/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0x9ZAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128%2C328108 |archive-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name="baffwew">{{Cite news |date=May 13, 1985 |title=Bruce, actress fool fans with early wedding |page=B2 |work=[[Spokane Chronicle]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GFoaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6646%2C2812331 |url-status=live |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414014623/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GFoaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6646%2C2812331 |archive-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ergseccer">{{Cite news |date=May 14, 1985 |title=Springsteen marries in secret ceremony |page=1A |work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MPFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3099%2C3593205 |url-status=live |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414014818/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MPFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3099%2C3593205 |archive-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> Opposites in background, the two had an 11-year age difference and Springsteen's traveling took its toll on their relationship. Many of the songs on ''Tunnel of Love'' described the unhappiness he felt in his relationship with Phillips.{{sfn|Carlin|2012|pp=345–346}}

The [[Tunnel of Love Express Tour]] began in February 1988 and Springsteen convinced Scialfa to postpone her own solo record and join the tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Larry |date=September 15, 2004 |title=E Street detour: Patti Scialfa leaves hubby Bruce Springsteen at home during road trip |url=https://www.angelfire.com/ny5/pattiscialfa/articles/bh.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927164254/http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/pattiscialfa/articles/bh.html |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |website=Boston Herald |publisher=Angelfire.com}}</ref> Scialfa moved in with Springsteen shortly after he separated from Phillips.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Bruce Springsteen's Wife Supported Him Through His Battle With Depression |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/wellness/how-bruce-springsteens-wife-supported-him-through-his-battle-with-depression/ar-AAB4mmG |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806163047/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/wellness/how-bruce-springsteens-wife-supported-him-through-his-battle-with-depression/ar-AAB4mmG |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=August 6, 2019 |publisher=MSN}}</ref> On August 30, 1988, citing [[irreconcilable differences]], Phillips filed for divorce in [[Los Angeles]],<ref name="sekdiv">{{Cite news |date=August 31, 1988 |title=Springsteen's wife seeks divorce |page=3A |work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=news services |location=(Oregon) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lehVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6102%2C7335279 |url-status=live |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414035507/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lehVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6102%2C7335279 |archive-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> and a settlement was reached in December and finalized on March 1, 1989.<ref name="swfvfst">{{Cite news |date=December 16, 1988 |title=Springsteen, wife divorced; 'fair settlement' kept secret |page=2A |work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=news services |location=(Oregon) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jvFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6755%2C4205041 |url-status=live |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414014817/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jvFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6755%2C4205041 |archive-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name="upidiv">{{Cite news |date=December 15, 1988 |title=Rocker Springsteen, wife reach divorce agreement |work=United Press International |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/12/15/Rocker-Springsteen-wife-reach-divorce-agreement/9883598165200/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927122940/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/12/15/Rocker-Springsteen-wife-reach-divorce-agreement/9883598165200/ |archive-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> They had no children.

Springsteen received press criticism for the apparent haste in which he and Scialfa started their relationship. In a 1995 interview with ''The Advocate'', he told Judy Wieder about the negative publicity the couple subsequently received: "It's a strange society that assumes it has the right to tell people whom they should love and whom they shouldn't. But the truth is, I basically ignored the entire thing as much as I could. I said, 'Well, all I know is, this feels real, and maybe I have got a mess going here in some fashion, but that's life.'"<ref name="Wieder1995" /> Years later, he reflected, "'I didn't protect Juli... some sort of public announcement would have been fair, but I felt overly concerned about my own privacy. I handled it badly, and I still feel badly about it. It was cruel for people to find out the way they did.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carlin |first=Peter Ames |title=Bruce Springsteen book excerpt: From a 'Tunnel of Love' with Julianne Phillips to 'Dancing in the Dark' with Patti Scialfa |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/bruce-julianne-patti-article-1.1186683 |url-status=live |access-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806163104/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/bruce-julianne-patti-article-1.1186683 |archive-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref>

Springsteen and Scialfa lived in New Jersey before moving to Los Angeles, where they decided to start a family. On July 25, 1990, Scialfa gave birth to the couple's first child, Evan James Springsteen.{{sfn|Kirkpatrick|2007|p=120}}<ref name="reader">{{Cite book |last=Sawyers |first=June Skinner |url=https://archive.org/details/racinginstreetth00sawy |title=Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2004 |isbn=0142003549}}</ref> On June 8, 1991, Springsteen and Scialfa married at their Los Angeles home in a private ceremony, only attended by family and close friends. Their second child, [[Jessica Rae Springsteen]], was born on December 30, 1991.{{sfn|Kirkpatrick|2007|p=120}}<ref name="reader" /> Their third child, Samuel Ryan Springsteen, was born on January 5, 1994.<ref name="reader" />{{sfn|Kirkpatrick|2007|p=149}} In a 1995 interview, Springsteen said, "I went through a divorce, and it was really difficult and painful and I was very frightened about getting married again. So part of me said, 'Hey, what does it matter?' But it does matter. It's very different than just living together. First of all, stepping up publicly—which is what you do: You get your license, you do all the social rituals—is a part of your place in society and in some way part of society's acceptance of you&nbsp;... Patti and I both found that it did mean something."<ref name="Wieder1995" />

When their children reached school age in the 1990s, Springsteen and Scialfa moved back to New Jersey to raise them away from [[paparazzi]]. The family owns and lives on a horse farm in [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colts Neck Township]] and has a home in [[Rumson]]; they also own homes in Los Angeles and [[Wellington, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=David |first=Mark |date=March 19, 2010 |title=The Boss Buys and Sells at a Loss in Flahreeduh |url=https://variety.com/2010/dirt/real-estalker/the-boss-buys-and-sells-at-a-loss-in-flahreeduh-1201230161/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109193507/https://variety.com/2010/dirt/real-estalker/the-boss-buys-and-sells-at-a-loss-in-flahreeduh-1201230161/ |archive-date=November 9, 2019 |access-date=November 9, 2019 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> Evan graduated from [[Boston College]]; he writes and performs his own songs and won the 2012 Singer/Songwriter Competition held during Boston College's Arts Festival.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Festival Highlights |publisher=Boston College |url=http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/artscouncil/festival/highlights/2012highlights/2012music.html |access-date=September 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729104305/http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/artscouncil/festival/highlights/2012highlights/2012music.html |archive-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> Jessica graduated from [[Duke University]] and is a nationally ranked champion [[Equestrianism|equestrian]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jaffer |first=Nancy |date=October 9, 2009 |title=Jessica Springsteen finishes second at Talent Search Finals East, deciding whether to pursue equitation |work=[[The Star-Ledger]] |url=http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/10/jessica_springsteen_finishes_s.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063508/http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/10/jessica_springsteen_finishes_s.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> She made her show-jumping debut with Team USA in August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Nicola |title=Bruce Springsteen attends Dublin Horse Show to cheer on daughter Jess |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bruce-springsteen-attends-dublin-horse-show-to-cheer-on-daughter-jess-30489497.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925004710/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bruce-springsteen-attends-dublin-horse-show-to-cheer-on-daughter-jess-30489497.html |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |website=Irish Independent|date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> Sam is a firefighter in [[Jersey City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hochron |first=Adam |date=January 17, 2014 |title=Monmouth County Fire Academy Graduates 42 New Members – Police & Fire – Marlboro-ColtsNeck, NJ Patch |url=http://marlboro-coltsneck.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/monmouth-county-fire-academy-graduates-42-new-members-marlboro-coltsneck |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124101009/http://marlboro-coltsneck.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/monmouth-county-fire-academy-graduates-42-new-members-marlboro-coltsneck |archive-date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=January 21, 2014 |publisher=Marlboro-coltsneck.patch.com}}</ref> On July 17, 2022, Springsteen and Scialfa became grandparents when their son Sam and his fiancée had a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2022 |title=Bruce Springsteen is a grandfather! See Lily Harper Springsteen, his son Sam's new baby |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/07/17/bruce-springsteen-grandfather-baby-lily-harper-springsteen/10081018002/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=broadwayworld.com |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722124301/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/07/17/bruce-springsteen-grandfather-baby-lily-harper-springsteen/10081018002/ |url-status=live}}</ref>