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
- ↑ 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.

