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