(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Springsteen 65 thus joins Madonna and Keith Richards along with members of The Beatles who have diversified their talents by expanding from music into childrens literature.
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Musician Bruce Springsteen is set to publish his first children’s book November 4. The book titled Outlaw Pete is based on his same-named song and with illustrations by Frank Caruso.
Springsteen 65 thus joins Madonna and Keith Richards along with members of The Beatles who have diversified their talents by expanding from music into children’s literature.
Outlaw Pete is the story of an outlaw baby who robs banks and then suffers problems with guilt over the deeds a plot that inspired the musician’s 2009 eight-minute song which he included on the album Working on a Dream.
Now the tale has been converted into a relatively brief 56 pages in which a moral message for children is presented in a “folk” style an approach that will satisfy both Springsteen’s music fans and contains adult reflections on US morals and culture.
The publishing house says that in this tale Springsteen draws on his experiences as a child when he learned the history of Brave Cowboy Bill and fell in love with the legend of the Wild West something that led him to love the films of director John Ford the work of singer-songwriter Pete Seeger Mexican music and native US art.
That combination of elements blended together according to the publishing house to shape a story “about fate” and it recommended that people read the story and listen to the song which admittedly is not as well-known as Springsteen’s classics such as Born in the USA and Born to Run.
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