Bruce Springsteen’s Daughter Is Making Waves In A Very Different Industry To Her Dad’s

Fans know Bruce Springsteen for his epic tracks on stage and in the studio, though it's not music he's most proud of. It's his family. The Boss has an especially close bond with his daughter Jessica, who's stepped out of her rockstar dad's shadow and made a big splash on her on terms. Though she's not yet a household name, Jessica recently revealed a career achievement that proves she's among the best of her profession.

Iconic musician

Her dad found fame as one of music’s all-time greats. Her mom plays in his band and has a musical career of her own. So it would perhaps have been easy for Jessica Springsteen to follow in their footsteps. Or she might even have opted for the socialite life offered by her dad’s vast wealth. But she picked a different path and is now a rising star in her own right.

Growing up with music

Jessica’s dad is, of course, rock legend Bruce Springsteen. Her mom’s his wife of 30 years and E Street Band member, Patti Scialfa. No doubt, then, that the household was filled with music during her upbringing. But the star couple chose to bring up their children away from the limelight and free to forge their own paths in life.

Marching to their own drumbeat

In fact, the Springsteen-Scialfa brood don’t seem to have cared much about their parents’ success while they were growing up. As Springsteen explained to The New York Times in 2017, “They showed a healthy disinterest in our work over all the years. They had their own musical heroes, they had their own music they were interested in. They’d be pretty blank-faced if someone mentioned a song title of mine.”

Largely outside the spotlight

Raising their kids low-key seemed to have the desired effect, then. So aside from occasionally appearing onstage with their dad or accompanying him to awards ceremonies, and sporadic images on their parents’ Instagram accounts, little’s known about the Springsteen kids. But that’s about to change, at least for rising star Jessica.