Outlaw Pete

Outlaw Pete

Cover photo of the book
Author Bruce Springsteen
Illustrator Frank Caruso
Cover artist Frank Caruso
Language English
Genre Graphic novel
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
November 4, 2014[1]
Media type Paperback
E-book
Pages 56 pages
ISBN 0762451483
978-1501103858

Outlaw Pete is a book by Bruce Springsteen and artwork by Frank Caruso and based on the song of the same name from Springsteen's album, Working on a Dream.

Outlaw Pete is about a bank-robbing baby whose exploits become a meditation on sin, fate, and free will. According to Springsteen, "Outlaw Pete is essentially the story of a man trying to outlive and outlast his sins."[2] The story comes from many sources, including the many colorful characters on his album The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, every western he has seen since he was a kid and all the way back to bedtime stories of Brave Cowboy Bill his mother used to recite to him as a child.[2][3]

"Outlaw Pete"
Song by Bruce Springsteen from the album Working on a Dream
Released January 27, 2009
Recorded 2007-2008
Genre Rock
Length 8:00
Label Columbia
Writer Bruce Springsteen
Producer Brendan O'Brien

Plagiarism controversy

Springsteen has been accused of borrowing heavily from the 1979 track by rock group Kiss, "I Was Made for Lovin' You".[4] Fans noted similarities with the track's guitar riffs and drum sequences, and posted comparisons on YouTube.[5]

References

  1. Calia, Michael (2014-11-04). "Meet Frank Caruso, the Illustrator of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Outlaw Pete’". Wall Street Journal.
  2. 1 2 Elysa Gardner (2014-11-03). "Illustrator draws on the Boss for 'Outlaw Pete' book". USA Today.
  3. http://brucespringsteen.net/news/2014/outlaw-pete
  4. "Bruce Springsteen in 'plagiarism row'". The Daily Telegraph (London). 3 February 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. "Bruce Springsteen accused of stealing Kiss melody". The Belfast Telegraph (Belfast). 3 February 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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