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Ex-Journey Keyboardist Calls Springsteen ‘Annoying, Bitter Old Man’

7/22/2026

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Jonathan Cain told Springsteen to stop using concerts for politics, calling him an “annoying, bitter old man.”
Cain said he left the Democratic Party, is a conservative, and is married to Trump adviser Paula White-Cain.
He argued musicians should entertain, not lecture, and called Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” a “diss toward our country.”
Cain promoted his single “Winds of Freedom,” saying he and Kid Rock are rare patriotic artists.

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Jonathan Cain told Springsteen to stop using concerts for politics, calling him an “annoying, bitter old man.”
Cain said he left the Democratic Party, is a conservative, and is married to Trump adviser Paula White-Cain.
He argued musicians should entertain, not lecture, and called Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” a “diss toward our country.”
Cain promoted his single “Winds of Freedom,” saying he and Kid Rock are rare patriotic artists.