With a brilliant career spanning decades, Bruce Springsteen, 76, knows quite a bit about the music business. And he is an authority on artistry and longevity. So when he talked about songwriting with Rita Wilson, she listened and treasured what he said. She took it to heart.
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Wilson, 69, just dropped her latest album on Friday, May 1. It's her sixth studio LP, Sound of a Woman, featuring 11 tracks. On Tuesday, April 28 in New York, during Sound of a Woman: Rita Wilson in Conversation with Demi Moore, Rita Wilson opened up about the talk she had with Bruce Springsteen about songwriting in your later years.
What Bruce Springsteen Told Her
Wilson shared per People, "We were talking one day about songwriting ... he was giving a masterclass really on it. And so when there was a pause, I said to him, 'What makes me think that I can start writing now when you've been writing all your life?' And he said, "Because, Rita, creativity is time independent.'" His wisdom resonated with her. Wilson added, "And I thought that's so true, like, who's got the clock? Who up there has got the clock saying, 'I'm sorry, that was supposed to happen in 1985'?"
Wilson Decided To Be a "Rule Breaker"
She evidently finds it empowering not to be reined in by rules, protocols, or the boundaries you sometimes needlessly put on yourself. Wilson explained, "I just think we have so many limiting beliefs — our own beliefs — but also societal beliefs that say, 'You can't do that, or that's not acceptable.' And I'm here to break some rules. I never was a rule breaker when I was a teenager, a rebel in any sense. I'm gonna be now."
She Gets Uncharacteristically Candid on This Album
Wilson is typically highly reserved. IN addition to her own carer, being married to Tom Hanks has also placed Wilson in the spotlight. However, in Sound of a Woman, she reveals herself in a very personal way. She spoke about that with Demi Moore at the New York event.
"We have public personas that are out there, and I am a very, very private person ... [and] I have felt very comfortable being that private person. But when you feel compelled to say something ... you have to go out into the world. It can't be held too close to you anymore. You just have to put it out there. And so that is scary."
