David Senra

Their first gig is at a trailer park.

And after that, they would take any gig they could get.

He says it was YMCAs, high schools, ice rinks, supermarket openings, drive-in theaters, mental hospitals, beach clubs, and any place you could set up a five-piece band that wanted decent local entertainment at a cheap price.

He is still in high school.

He meets these older guys that are in this legendary local band called the Motifs.

It's these two brothers.

One would teach Bruce about the guitar, and the other one would provide Bruce what being a rock star was like.

The first brother, his name is Ray Shishone, and Ray would share his great guitar knowledge, which with undeserving young wannabes like us, that's how Bruce is describing himself at this point, Ray remains one of my great guitar heroes, a real man with a life who took the time to pass down what he knew to a bunch of not necessarily promising kids.

His brother Walter was another story entirely.

The first true star I'd ever been close to.

A full-blooded rock and roll animal with the attitude, the sexuality, the toughness, the raw sensuality pouring out of him.

Scaring and thrilling all of us who came in contact with him.

Walter was not your everyday guy, but something vastly different.

He lived like he wanted.

Walter proved that you could stake a rebel's flag and make it stand, that you could be different, that you could be your own man.

That is exactly what Bruce Springsteen is going to do.

Another important thing that happens to him in his life.

Remember, I think he's like 17 years old when we're at in the story.

He meets Steve Van Zandt.

And so he says, so began one of the longest and greatest friendships of my life.