The E Street Band was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014, not long after the deaths of two key members, Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons. Stevie and Springsteen debated whether the band should carry on.
However, they decided that the band's legacy is now bigger than the band itself with music composed by Springsteen and the band's backing producing albums such as
Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Born in the USA and
The River.
"So we decided it needs to continue ... it's something we felt was useful in continuing."
He first met Springsteen 55 years ago at the Hullaballoo club in Middle Town in New York. First impressions weren't favourable with the singer looking at the floor a lot and a long way away from a rock god, Stevie says.