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28th July 1992: American musician Bruce Springsteen sits on a trunk with his feet up backstage at the Brendan Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands sports complex, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Springsteen wears a casual shirt with faded jeans and a pair of cowboy boots with chains and metal tips. (Photo by Keith Meyers/New York Times Co./Getty Images)

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