{"id":70281,"date":"2023-11-05T17:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70281"},"modified":"2023-11-05T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T17:08:13","slug":"my-dad-is-a-huge-singer-whos-sold-140m-records-but-im-a-firefighter-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/my-dad-is-a-huge-singer-whos-sold-140m-records-but-im-a-firefighter-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"My dad is a huge singer who\u2019s sold 140m records but I\u2019m a firefighter | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAM Springsteen has carved his own path away from his father Bruce&#x27;s rock-star lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey resident&#x27;s father, affectionately dubbed The Boss by his legions of loyal fans, is famed for hits Dancing in the Dark, Glory Days and, of course, Born in the USA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo-provided-jersey-city-n-554219398.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo-provided-jersey-city-mayors-554219386.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-843119991.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Yet music was not in Sam&#x27;s calling &#8211; nor was a spot in Bruce&#x27;s iconic E Street Band.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Sam chose a career as a firefighter, being sworn into the emergency services in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>At the time Sam, now 29, was one of 15 new New Jersey firefighters being sworn in at the state&#x27;s City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from the Monmouth County Fire Academy in 2014, he served with his hometown Colts Neck Fire Department, the Long Branch Fire Department and the North Wildwood Fire Department.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SC-Springsteen-Comp-copy.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SC-Springsteen-Comp-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SC-Springsteen-Comp-copy.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BOSS BOWS OUT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Bruce Springsteen postpones all shows as he recovers from serious illness<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nk_BruceTour_comp.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nk_BruceTour_comp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nk_BruceTour_comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BETTER DAYS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Bruce Springsteen postpones tour after worrying health diagnosis<\/h3>\n<p>Sam&#x27;s mum, Patti Scialfa, who has been married to Bruce since 1991, called her lad: \u201cOur family hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very proud,\u201d the Boss told reporters at the ceremony, adding, \u201cWe\u2019re just excited for him today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previously Bruce&#x27;s former manager Mike Appel revealed how The Rising hitmaker told him that Sam was \u201cstraight-laced.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Mike added: \u201cBruce was good with that. He\u2019s live and let live.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Celebrity<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-british-detectives-met-representatives-831041107.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STAR&#8217;S FORTUNE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>BBC radio star leaves \u00a31million in his will after death from cancer at 66<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TM-comp-Rooney.jpg\"><\/picture><span>COLEEN&#8217;S AGONY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Coleen Rooney reveals she had devastating miscarriage in new autobiography<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MF-KOURTNEY-BABY-NAME-COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>NAME GAME <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker\u2019s baby name\u2019s secret meaning revealed<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nk_KourtneyBaby_comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HE&#8217;S HERE! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Kourtney Kardashian welcomes baby boy with Travis Barker after medical crisis<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sam now juggles his firefighter job with being a dad, after welcoming a baby daughter last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his old man Beruce has won 20 Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and an Academy Award.<\/p>\n<p>He recently\u00a0postponed the rest of his tour with the E Street Band until 2024\u00a0while he continues to recover from peptic ulcer disease.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce is also proud parent to daughter Jessica Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica, 31, his second child with Patti,\u00a0made her Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She has shunned music in favour of horse riding, opting for a career in showjumping instead.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica previously\u00a0told US publication PEOPLE: &quot;I&#x27;ve been so grateful that\u00a0my parents have supported me\u00a0throughout my career.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Bruce&#x27;s other son Evan Springsteen, 33, works as a program director and host for Sirius XM satellite radio.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/photo-provided-jersey-city-n-554219384.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sam-ryan-springsteen-patti-scialfa-635546697.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/bruce-springsteen-steven-van-zandt-855125236.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/24636861\/bruce-springsteen-son-sam-firefighter-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAM Springsteen has carved his own path away from his father Bruce&#x27;s rock-star lifestyle. 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