Springsteen also released a video in which he and his mother – already in their old age – dance to jazz music. A cause of death was initially not known.
The Italian-born Adele Springsteen was born in 1925 in the New York borough of Brooklyn, as US media reported. She bought her son his first guitar. A line in Springsteen’s song “The Wish” (1998) is also reminiscent of this: “A little boy and his mommy tremble in front of the window of a run-down music store. That night, a beautiful star shines on the top of a Christmas tree – and beneath it lies a brand new Japanese one Guitar.”
At concerts until old age
Even in her old age, Adele Springsteen often attended the rock star’s concerts and was often tempted to dance. In the last years of her life she suffered from Alzheimer’s. At a Broadway concert in 2021, Springsteen spoke regarding his mother’s illness, according to NBC. “That took a lot from us,” he said, “but she hasn’t lost the need to dance.”
In his Instagram post, Springsteen quoted another passage from his song “The Wish.” It’s also regarding a dance – and a reunion between mother and son: “I’ll be older, but you’ll recognize me immediately. We’ll find a small rock’n’roll bar and go dancing.”
