“I didn’t feel as needed in a way because there were a lot of musicians on stage,” the guitarist said. “I did the first couple of shows, and as I saw how it was all rolling, I thought, ‘This is good. This is completely intact. There’s not much room for me to add anything special.’”

“And the main thing was I have a record that I couldn’t have finished when Bruce was home because he’s in the studio all the time. So I took that opportunity to do my record.”

Health problems are not exclusive to Scialfa. Springsteen’s remaining 2023 tour dates had to be postponed in September 2023 due to his ongoing peptic ulcer disease treatment.

A medical problem forced him to postpone tour dates once more in the early summer of 2024. Fortunately, it was only for three dates this time and was for “vocal issues.”

I’m sending up prayers for Patti Scialfa as she fights multiple myeloma.