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Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, YouTuber, poet and satirist Bossi joins Al for a rare double album deep dive, as she talks about Bruce Springsteen’s 1980 release The River. Bossi discusses her Springsteen fandom, which dates back to her childhood, and she explains why The River has been one of her favorite albums for decades. She explores the prominent themes of The River and illustrates how many of those themes are present in her own work, particularly on her latest album Tell All the Other Girls. Bossi also talks about her Finishing School for Difficult Women video series and how it developed from its beginnings as a part of the rollout for Tell All the Other Girls.
You can explore the many facets of Bossi’s work in the following places:
www.iambossi.com
iambossi.bandcamp.com
www.houseofbossi.com
Instagram and TikTok: @iambossiofficial
Substack and YouTube: @iambossi
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1:19 Bossi’s introduction
2:09 Bossi is a big believer in the album format
4:21 Bossi’s father was instrumental to her Springsteen fandom
6:45 Bossi explains how a Springsteen concert changed her life
11:05 Bossi talks about why “The Price You Pay” is a special song for her
16:22 “Two Hearts” is another track where Springsteen explores the theme of “keeping the spark alive”
17:43 Bossi explains how The River is a hopeful album, despite its many bleak moments
21:35 Bossi notes the parallels between the themes on The River and in her own music
25:25 Al and Bossi talk about the masculinity of Springsteen’s songs and image
31:09 Al thinks The River should be a single album
33:23 Bossi talks about an ongoing emotional connection she has with one of Springsteen’s songs
35:52 Bossi highlights some of her favorite tracks from the second half of the album
40:23 Bossi talks about the role of memory in Springsteen’s songs as well as in hers
45:53 Bossi and Al contrast the feel of the two discs of the album
48:10 Bossi and Al note the similarities in the sequencing between The River and Tell All the Other Girls
52:37 Bossi explains why she didn’t end Tell All the Other Girls with “Hold On”
55:43 Bossi admires how Springsteen sometimes sets heavy lyrics to upbeat music
58:25 Bossi explains how her Finishing School videos grew out of her process of rolling out Tell All the Other Girls
1:06:13 Bossi’s Finishing School character had its roots in some of her earlier performances
1:07:50 Bossi talks about her intent in creating the Finishing School videos and Substack
1:13:11 Bossi discusses the House of Bossi
1:16:39 Bossi explains why she chose “Bossi” as her artist name
Outro music is from “Run Baby Run” by Bossi.
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