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Bruce Springsteen sung Jeremy Allen White is praising his performance as The Boss himself in the upcoming biopic “Deliver Me from Nowhere.”
The rock legend recently appeared on SiriusXM E Street Radiowhere he spoke with host Jim Rotolo about his experience visiting the set and admitted that it was “a little” strange at first to see an actor “pretending” to be him.
“But you get over it pretty quickly and Jeremy is such a great actor that you fall into it,” Springsteen said. “He has an interpretation of me that I think the fans will deeply recognize and he just did a great job.”
Springsteen added that he had “a lot of fun being on set when I could make it.”
He also said how impressed he was with the “Bear” the star’s singing voice and his ability to capture Springteen’s distinct vocals.
“He sings well,” he said. “He sings very well.”
The biopic is based on Warren Zanes’ book “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska” and follows Springsteen’s journey during the creation of the 1982 album.
“Nebraska” was released after Springsteen’s hit album “The River” and marked an important period in his life that he talked about just decades after its release. It was recorded on a cassette in his bedroom without Springsteen’s E Street Band signature, according to a synopsis from Zanes’ book.
The film is directed by Scott Cooper and began filming in October.
Rounding out the cast are Jeremy Strong, Odessa Young, David Krumholtz, Gaby Hoffman, Stephen Graham and Paul Walter Hauser, among others.
“It’s a great group of people,” he told Rotolo. “They shot the film beautifully, so it’s very exciting.”