keep it real (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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I suppose reasonable people could disagree, but the Boss seems to be
using the phrase as I currently hear it (and I'm not sure I agree with
Zibart's characterization of "real" as "cathartic".)

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> It seems to me that it does not have a lot of semantic
> content--just means=20 something like, "Be genuine" (as
> opposed to 'contrived').
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> In a message dated 7/14/08 12:31:44 PM,
> Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL writes:
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> >=20
> > 'Bruuuuce! Bruuuuce!'
> > Washington Post, The (DC) - August 13, 1978
> > Author: Eve Zibart p. H2
> >=20
> > [article about Bruce Springsteen, quoting him]  " "I've never
> >understood how some people can just detach themselves from
> the music.
> >If it's not real" - by which he means cathartic - "I think
> that in the
> >long run, it won't hang on. I don't see anything wrong with  being a
> >40-year-old rock 'n' roller if you keep it real for yourself." "
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