Trump will lose. If not, make room for me in Ireland ‘

Legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen joked that he is considering moving to Ireland if Donald Trump is re-elected in next month’s US presidential election.

In an interview tonight Late Late Show“The Boss,” as he is known to his fans, said he was confident Joe Biden would win, adding that the last four years had been “terrible” for America.

He said: “Hopefully it will be the beginning of America getting back on its feet, it’s been four terrible years.

I’m predicting that right now on this show, President Trump will lose, Joe Biden will be the next president, and if not, make a space for me in Ireland! “

Springsteen appeared in The Late Late Show to talk about his latest album, entitled: Letter for you

Speaking on the album’s theme, Springsteen said that he didn’t want the album to be “too political” but that there is a reference to the upcoming election on one of the tracks.

“I really didn’t want to make a current record because it’s very obvious how terrible things are.

“We have another two weeks before he is expelled, and I’m sure he will.

Also in the interview, Springsteen told host Ryan Tubridy of his admiration for the songwriting skills and lyricism of Pogue’s frontman Shane McGowan, whom he described as “a master.”

He said, “I really believe that 100 years from now most of us will be forgotten, but I do believe that Shane’s music will be remembered and sung.

It is something deep in your nature. He is a teacher to me and I have a deep appreciation for his work and the work he did with The Pogues.

Going into more detail on inspiration for Letter for yourecently described by E-Street band guitarist Nils Lofgren as “the best album I’ve ever heard him make,” Springsteen explained that the aftermath of the passage of time, along with the death of an old friend and partner band, they were what prompted many of the songs on the album.

“I had a situation where a very close friend passed away, who was the other member of my first band, The Castiles,” he said.

“When he passed away, he left me as the last remaining member.

“I started to meditate a bit about that, basically most of the songs on Letter to You, that was the gestation of that piece of music.

Springsteen, whose ancestry goes back to Kildare, explained that given his family’s background, he got a little used to the idea of ​​death early on.

“When I was very young, I’m from Ireland and Italy, a big family on the east coast of the United States, there were a lot of big wakes and you used to go to these wakes and the body was there and everyone would be drinking and chatting with the body in the center of the room.

“I got very used to people passing away when I was very young, six, seven years old.

“Then there is this long hiatus in your life where, unless an accident or something tragic occurs, your contact with death is very small, then you reach an age where it suddenly becomes a large part of your life again. .

He said his last album was “a meditation on that moment in my own life.”

• You can watch Bruce Springsteen’s full interview on tonight’s The Late Late Show live now on RTÉ 1, or catch up on RTÉ Player.