A Wakeup Call… Literally
But the enormous undertaking was haunting the rock star. It got to the point that he would avoid being home too much. But Patti warned him he needed to be home more. He also told Entertainment Weekly, “a reminder that the one thing you can’t run away from is yourself.” Patti laid it down straight to her husband.
Bruce Springsteen and Prince Harry, 2017. Source: Shutterstock
In effect, she said to him: “keep on with your musician’s hours, and you’re going to lose out on your kids’ early lives.” The woman was right. One day she came to him as he lay in bed around noon and said, “You’re gonna miss it.” He asked her what he’s going to miss. She told me that he’s missing out on the kids, the mornings.