Bruce Springsteen ‘was not comfortable’ in Los Angeles or New York, feels ‘safe’ in New Jersey

Bruce Springsteen stands by his New Jersey roots, shunning Los Angeles and New York to stay near his hometown of Freehold.

"It’s certainly not Los Angeles," Springsteen told The Sunday Times in a new interview. "I feel safe here. This is where my people are, where the folks I wrote about are. I was never a worldly young man."

The "Born to Run" singer said he was "not comfortable in Los Angeles for the time I lived there" during the 80s and 90s and "was not comfortable in New York" either.