It was Bruce Springsteen on the phone, and he was wondering if Lofgren could come over. “‘Jam with the band,’ is how Bruce phrased it,” said Lofgren, speaking to Guitar World in 1988. “My mother was funny, saying, ‘You’re friends with Bruce Springsteen, why don’t you play with him?!’” “I was all set to say goodbye and all, and Bruce asked me to come outside. Bruce Springsteen has always made good driving music.