David Senra

When you're trying to push the boundaries on things and when you're moving into different types of frontiers, you need to be surrounded by people who really believe in what you're doing.

And he's describing working on the album that changes his life.

It is his third album.

It's called Born to Run, which is also the name of his autobiography in the book I'm going to talk to you about today.

Now, this work ethic never left him.

So even though he wrote this autobiography by hand, this book is almost 600 pages long.

It's huge.

He hand wrote the entire manuscript in his notebook, and then he rewrote it again and again in longhand.

He was editing not just for accuracy, but for tone.

He wrote it like he was composing a record.

And you feel it when you read the book.

I think the lesson there for you and I is when you pour a lot of love and dedication and obsess over details and take the time to get it right in the product or service you're building, even if the customer or the person that's using your products or service

And the reason I was going back and forth on this, because if I just focus on his work ethic, which was originally the idea, I was going to name the episode, you know, the relentless work ethic of Bruce Springsteen, that would make perfect sense for an episode of Founders.

But then I'd be ignoring the most important part of the book.

which is this insanely talented musical genius, hardworking, obsessive, getting everything that he ever wanted and being plunged deep into depression.

I got to go to Jimmy Iovine's house.

I spent a few hours at his house in Beverly Hills recently.

It was remarkable.

And to this day, Jimmy and Bruce are very close friends.

Before I left, Jimmy's like, you need to go see the new Bruce Springsteen movie.