On a day like this, I rememberIm the President, but hes The Boss.
President Barack Obama, 2009 Kennedy Center Awards ceremony

Compiled by accomplished photographer Eric Meolawho knew the Boss when he was just an unknown Jersey kid with big rock and roll dreamsStreets of Fire is an intimate photographic look at Bruce Springsteen during a pivotal year in his life and career. In 1977, Springsteen was coming off the enormous success of his album, Born to Run, and in the studio working on his fourth record, Darkness on the Edge of Townand these breathtaking candid photos are portraits of a master musician finally coming into his own. A stunning collection of photographssome never before publishedof Bruce and the E-Street Band combined with the haunting lyrics of some of Springsteens most unforgettable songs, Streets of Fire offers fans a privileged and rarefied look at one of rocks most legendary and beloved icons.