{"id":2053085,"date":"2026-07-20T12:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053085"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:39:40","slug":"journeys-jonathan-cain-says-bruce-springsteen-is-an-annoying-bitter-old-man-who-should-shut-up-about-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053085","title":{"rendered":"Journey\u2019s Jonathan Cain says Bruce Springsteen is \u201can annoying, bitter old man\u201d who \u201cshould shut up\u201d about politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jonathan-Cain-Bruce-Springsteen.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Journey\u2019s Jonathan Cain says Bruce Springsteen is \u201can annoying, bitter old man\u201d who \u201cshould shut up\u201d about politics<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;You were born in the USA, weren&#8217;t you, dude? So act like it&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Alex Rigotti<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T13:39:40+01:00\">20th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jonathan-Cain-Bruce-Springsteen-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Jonathan Cain Bruce Springsteen\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jonathan Cain and Bruce Springsteen (Credit: Jeremychanphotography\/Getty Images; Matthew J. Lee\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Journey\u2018s Jonathan Cain has slammed Bruce Springsteen as \u201can annoying, bitter old man\u201d who \u201cshould shut up\u201d about politics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>\u2018Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere\u2019 review: a bruising boss of a biopic<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The multi-instrumentalist made the remarks to <em>The Complete Disaster Network<\/em>, where he spoke about the importance of keeping politics out of art.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cGuys like Bruce Springsteen should shut up,\u201d Cain told the podcast. \u201cHonestly, shut up, Bruce. Who\u2019s the other one? Robert De Niro. I mean, who cares, guys? Really? Do your art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to keep politics out of my music,\u201d he continued, adding: \u201cNow I\u2019m releasing this patriotic song [\u2018The Winds Of Freedom: A Salute To America\u2019 in celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary] because I\u2019m a diehard patriot. Like Kid Rock, who\u2019s my friend \u2014 we\u2019re a couple of patriots and \u2026 we love our flag and we love our nation. And we grew up that way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cain added that \u201cour job [as artists] is unifying people. I mean, Paul McCartney said, \u2018Hey, when I sing \u2018Hey, Jude\u2019, Democrats and Republicans all sing together.\u2019 And I feel the same way with Journey. We have our [political] parties out there in the audience, respective parties, and they\u2019re singing \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He told the podcast that he makes a point not to \u201cspent 10 minutes talking\u201d about politics on stage. \u201cThat\u2019s who I am. And that\u2019s okay,\u201d he said. \u201cAgain, I just don\u2019t think it\u2019s cool to have celebrities going there. It\u2019s a bad look.<\/p>\n<p>Cain went on to take another jab at Springsteen, claiming he \u201cused to like him\u201d, but that Springsteen had become \u201cannoying\u201d. \u201cHe\u2019s an annoying, bitter old man. I mean, stop it. Really. You were born in the USA, weren\u2019t you, dude? So act like it. But even that song [Springsteen\u2019s \u2018Born In The USA\u2019], if you look at the lyrics, it\u2019s a kind of a diss to our country,\u201d Cain said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cain then said he and Kid Rock were \u201cprobably on an island\u201d as conservative musicians, concluding: \u201cThere\u2019s a few of us, and I stand there with my flag on that island, and if anybody\u2019s got a problem with me, America and Jesus, then bring it.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jonathan Cain on 46 years with Journey\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdHnBWt_hDc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Recently, Bruce Springsteen came out in favour of \u201ccritical patriotism\u201d during his recent PBS special, <em>Bruce Springsteen: Finding America in Song.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that\u2019s the definition of a patriot, you know, that you love your country so much that you are willing to look at it clearly, recognise its faults, encourage it to be a better place, and believe that you carry in your heart the country that is waiting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He also explained his politically direct new song, \u2018Streets Of Minneapolis\u2019, which he penned in protest of ICE\u2019s murder of two civilians last January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually, I write songs that have a lot of political implications but very often are not directly political,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, in this case, I wrote a protest song. I thought, \u2018Gee, maybe this is a little broad?\u2019 You know?\u201d he said. \u201cBut then I had my buddy, Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, and he says, \u2018No, no, no.\u2019 [He] says, \u2018Bruce, nuance is great, but sometimes you\u2019ve gotta kick \u2019em in the teeth.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen has also been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. Most recently, The Boss\u00a0called for Trump to be impeached\u00a0and \u201cconsigned to the trash heap of history\u201d, as well as\u00a0describing the President as \u201ccorrupt, incompetent, and treasonous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Journey are currently midway their huge farewell tour, which is expected to last until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve just wrapped up a run of North American dates, which ran from February until July 2. UK and European dates are soon to be announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bruce Springsteen<\/li>\n<li>Journey<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" 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patriotism\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">The Rolling Stones\u2019 Keith Richards describes America as \u201ca bit of a disappointment at the moment\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Journey\u2018s Jonathan Cain has slammed Bruce Springsteen as \u201can annoying, bitter old man\u201d who \u201cshould shut up\u201d about politics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>\u2018Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere\u2019 review: a bruising boss of a biopic<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The multi-instrumentalist made the remarks to <em>The Complete Disaster Network<\/em>, where he spoke about the importance of keeping politics out of art.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cGuys like Bruce Springsteen should shut up,\u201d Cain told the podcast. \u201cHonestly, shut up, Bruce. Who\u2019s the other one? Robert De Niro. I mean, who cares, guys? Really? Do your art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to keep politics out of my music,\u201d he continued, adding: \u201cNow I\u2019m releasing this patriotic song [\u2018The Winds Of Freedom: A Salute To America\u2019 in celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary] because I\u2019m a diehard patriot. Like Kid Rock, who\u2019s my friend \u2014 we\u2019re a couple of patriots and \u2026 we love our flag and we love our nation. And we grew up that way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cain added that \u201cour job [as artists] is unifying people. I mean, Paul McCartney said, \u2018Hey, when I sing \u2018Hey, Jude\u2019, Democrats and Republicans all sing together.\u2019 And I feel the same way with Journey. We have our [political] parties out there in the audience, respective parties, and they\u2019re singing \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He told the podcast that he makes a point not to \u201cspent 10 minutes talking\u201d about politics on stage. \u201cThat\u2019s who I am. And that\u2019s okay,\u201d he said. \u201cAgain, I just don\u2019t think it\u2019s cool to have celebrities going there. It\u2019s a bad look.<\/p>\n<p>Cain went on to take another jab at Springsteen, claiming he \u201cused to like him\u201d, but that Springsteen had become \u201cannoying\u201d. \u201cHe\u2019s an annoying, bitter old man. I mean, stop it. Really. You were born in the USA, weren\u2019t you, dude? So act like it. But even that song [Springsteen\u2019s \u2018Born In The USA\u2019], if you look at the lyrics, it\u2019s a kind of a diss to our country,\u201d Cain said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cain then said he and Kid Rock were \u201cprobably on an island\u201d as conservative musicians, concluding: \u201cThere\u2019s a few of us, and I stand there with my flag on that island, and if anybody\u2019s got a problem with me, America and Jesus, then bring it.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jonathan Cain on 46 years with Journey\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdHnBWt_hDc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Recently, Bruce Springsteen came out in favour of \u201ccritical patriotism\u201d during his recent PBS special, <em>Bruce Springsteen: Finding America in Song.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that\u2019s the definition of a patriot, you know, that you love your country so much that you are willing to look at it clearly, recognise its faults, encourage it to be a better place, and believe that you carry in your heart the country that is waiting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He also explained his politically direct new song, \u2018Streets Of Minneapolis\u2019, which he penned in protest of ICE\u2019s murder of two civilians last January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually, I write songs that have a lot of political implications but very often are not directly political,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, in this case, I wrote a protest song. I thought, \u2018Gee, maybe this is a little broad?\u2019 You know?\u201d he said. \u201cBut then I had my buddy, Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, and he says, \u2018No, no, no.\u2019 [He] says, \u2018Bruce, nuance is great, but sometimes you\u2019ve gotta kick \u2019em in the teeth.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Springsteen has also been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. Most recently, The Boss\u00a0called for Trump to be impeached\u00a0and \u201cconsigned to the trash heap of history\u201d, as well as\u00a0describing the President as \u201ccorrupt, incompetent, and treasonous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Journey are currently midway their huge farewell tour, which is expected to last until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve just wrapped up a run of North American dates, which ran from February until July 2. UK and European dates are soon to be announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/journeys-jonathan-cain-says-bruce-springsteen-is-an-annoying-bitter-old-man-who-should-shut-up-about-politics-3957992&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jonathan-Cain-Bruce-Springsteen.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Journey\u2019s Jonathan Cain says Bruce Springsteen is \u201can annoying, bitter old man\u201d who \u201cshould shut up\u201d about politics &#8220;You were born in the USA, weren&#8217;t you, dude? So act like it&#8221; By Alex Rigotti 20th July 2026 Jonathan Cain and Bruce Springsteen (Credit: Jeremychanphotography\/Getty Images; Matthew J. 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