Mike Appel: writer, musician, singer, arranger & producer

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An explosive unauthorized biography written with the help of Mike Appel, Springsteen's former producer/manager. Based on exclusive interviews and previously unreleased material, including depositions from the lawsuit that prevented Springsteen from recording for over a year, Down Thunder Road traces Springsteen's rise to fame and reveals the man behind the myth. Originally published in 1992, this title is now available for the first time in a full-ebook edition with photos, legal documents and memorabilia in high resolution.

LIBARY JOURNAL: "Rock writer Eliot chronicles Springsteen's rise to stardom during the mid-1970s. By effectively patching together lengthy quotes, he outlines the rock star's New Jersey childhood, mentions his first bands, and concentrates on Springsteen's relationship and 1976 split with Appel, who managed the singer/guitarist to his Born To Run (1975) success and whose recollections form the basis of this book."

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BORN TO RUN:
Springsteen’s autobiography soars to
No. 1 on the NY Times bestseller list.

Springsteen reflections on Mike Appel:

Page 169: The bottom line was I liked Mike and I knew he understood what I wanted to do musically. We weren't aiming for a few successful records and some modest hits. We were aiming for impact, for influence, for the top rung of what recording artists are capable of achieving. We both knew rock music was a culture shaper, I wanted to collide with the times and create a voice that had musical, social and cultural impact. Mike understood that this was my goal. In the end, I would have signed Mike's jockey shorts, if he'd presented them to me, to get my foot in the door.

Page 170: The next thing Mike finagled-and I couldn't believe it- was an audition with John Hammond. John Hammond! The legendary producer who signed Dylan, Aretha, Billie Holiday-a giant in the recording business. The motor mouth of Mike Appel was a fierce and surgical instrument when put to proper use. Mike could've talked Jesus down from the cross, Santa Claus out of Christmas and Pam Anderson out of breast augmentation. He talked us off the street and into the inner sanctum of John Hammond's office. My man was a managerial genius.

Page 258: Along with Jon and Steve, Mike was my musical brother in arms. He knew everything about the great groups, the fabulous hit records, every important nuance of the great singers' voices, the greatest riffs, the heart and soul that were in our favorite music. When we talked, he could finish my sentences. He was a fan with all the beauty and import that word carries for me. Mike was funny, cynical, dreamy and profane, and when you were with him, you were always laughing.

Page 258: We had been someplace special together, someplace unique, a place where we had to depend upon each other and nothing else, where things that meant something were at stake. I could never hate Mike; I can only love him.

The companion album 'Chapter in Verse' has four songs produced by Mike Appel: 'Henry Boy', 'Born to Run','4th of July (Sandy)' and 'Growin' Up' and it is top five in 16 different countries of the world as of January 2017