The great rocker and person, Patti Scialfa, has revealed why she stopped touring with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
In “Road Diary,” Thom Zimny’s new documentary about the band, Scialfa talked about a 2018 diagnosis of multiple myleloma, a very serious blood cancer.
Fans of Scialfa and the band knew there was some issue, but Scialfa said she was staying home to be with her new grandchildren.
As it turns out, when she and Bruce were on Broadway in their hit show, she got this news from doctors.
“This affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” Patti says in the film.
“Every once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs onstage, and that’s been a treat,” she says. “That’s the new normal for me right now, and I’m OK with that.”
The revelation explains Scialfa’s absences in many instances especially in the last couple of years.
Scialfa is one of the all time best guitarists in rock, a blistering musician who has been often overshadowed by Bruce and the other E Streeters. She has millions of fans around the world who are pulling for her. At least now we know where she’s been.
Full Q+A from tonight’s Road Diary premiere at TIFF with @springsteen @ThomZimny Jon Landau, with @StevieVanZandt moderating with his “makeshift teleprompter”! Great insight and such eloquent commentary by Bruce about mortality and of course the legendary #estreetband !… pic.twitter.com/tyIkHmDTIA
— Spring-Nuts (@SpringNuts_) September 9, 2024
