Springsteen, who has himself had to navigate his own health battles in recent years, told ABC News in an interview over the weekend that they chose to reveal Scialfa’s diagnosis now because “she hadn’t played in the band for a long time and people I don’t think knew why.”

Scialfa publicly revealed her blood cancer diagnosis in 'Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band' The subject of mortality is on Bruce Springsteen's mind following his wife Patti Scialfa's blood cancer diagnosis.

Bruce Springsteen got candid about how wife Patti Scialfa’s multiple myeloma diagnosis has changed his perspective of life

In the wake of Liam Payne's death, Bruce Springsteen is reflecting on how the music industry "puts enormous pressure on young people."

In the wake of Liam Payne’s death, a leading figure within the music industry has called on measures to be introduced to stop youngsters being pushed into pop stardom.Payne was 31 when he died on 16 October after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires,

Bruce Springsteen has spoken out on the death of Liam Payne, 31, after he fell from his hotel balcony on Wednesday, and the music icon warned the industry is a "death cult.