Set Lusting Bruce - Pride in Bruce: Jason Bisogni’s Story — Coming Out Later in Life, Finding Meaning in Springsteen Lyrics

About this episode

Jason Bisogni shares his coming out journey and the impact of Bruce Springsteen's lyrics on his life.

The episode launches the Pride in Bruce series for Pride Month, celebrating LGBTQ+ stories and the ways Bruce Springsteen’s music can be a lifeline. Host Jesse Jackson interviews Jason Bisogni, a Westchester, New York marketing professional and lifelong music fan, about his path into classic rock, his early concert experiences, and the moment he became a dedicated Springsteen fan after seeing the 1999 E Street Band reunion tour. Jason shares that he came out later in life (to two people at 39, more fully at 41 in 2021) and explains how Bruce’s lyrics took on new meaning afterward, citing songs like “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “Trapped,” “Living Proof,” and “Two Hearts.” He credits Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” line “He not busy being born is busy dying” as pivotal, discusses chasing songs live, recounts meeting Bruce several times, and answers the “Thunder Road” question by saying Mary does not get in the car. 00:00 Pride in Bruce Intro 01:48 Meet Jesse and Jason 02:21 Jason’s Music Roots 03:18 Family Soundtrack Growing Up 06:43 Wrestling Detour and WWE 11:45 Concerts That Sparked It 14:59 Finding Bruce Springsteen 17:29 First E Street Show Magic 19:34 Counting…

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Jackson

Guest: Jason Bisogni

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ stories
• Bruce Springsteen
• coming out
• music fandom
• classic rock
• personal journey

Keywords

• Pride Month
• Springsteen lyrics
• coming out later in life
• music fan
• E Street Band reunion tour

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Darkness on the Edge of Town, Trapped, Living Proof, Two Hearts, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Thunder Road

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