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The Next Level

Little Steven Unplugged: Music, Politics, and Sopranos (with Steven Van Zandt)

The Next Level

The Bulwark

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On this special Saturday edition of TNL Sunday, Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band joins Tim and JVL to cover everything from politics and apartheid to the '80s, the politics of the 2020s, and his ever evolving career. 

Get the scoop on his music journey, genre-blending tricks, and thoughts on race in the industry. Plus, he spills the beans on acting, 'The Sopranos,' and how TV shows mix with his tunes. Don't miss the stories and laughs in this killer interview!"

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:27.8

Tees and sees apply, Samsung.com pricing shown. Hello and welcome to the Bullworks Next Level.

0:42.6

I'm your host Tim Miller.

0:43.6

It's the Christmas edition of our Sunday interview.

0:46.0

We wanted to get it out to you for Christmas weekend.

0:49.0

You guys need a little treat, a little break from the family.

0:51.7

For those of you that need that, not me. Love my in-laws, love my family, but some of you might need a little break.

0:56.0

And we wanted to give you a little bit of content with something sweet, a little treat, some peppermint, some eggnog, and some Stevie Van Zant.

1:05.7

That's right, of the East Street Band, of the Sopranos, of Little Stephen and the

1:11.0

Disciples of Soul, Lilyhmer, which I haven't watched,

1:14.0

is kind of embarrassing.

1:15.4

But that might be my Christmas streamer.

1:17.6

It was an absolutely delightful interview

1:20.2

about Stevie's political activism.

1:23.2

He really made a consequential life choice in the 1980s,

1:28.0

right as Bruce Frankstein was taking off

1:30.1

and becoming the most famous act in the world.

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