
The 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees Robert De Niro, left; Grace Bumbry, bottom left, Dave Brubeck, bottom right; Bruce Springsteen, second from right; and Mel Brooks, right, pose with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a photo at the State Department following the Kennedy Center Honors Gala Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Jon Bon Jovi will perform at the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 12. Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, and Paul McCartney also will perform. (Associated Press)

Bruce Springsteen is among entertainers from New Jersey who will serve on the advisory board of the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. (Associated Press)

President Obama and singer Bruce Springsteen show unity on the stump during a campaign event near the state Capitol building in Madison, Wis., on Monday. (Associated Press)

President Barack Obama is flanked on stage by musicians Jay-Z, left, and Bruce Springsteen at a campaign event at Nationwide Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama is flanked on stage by musicians Jay-Z, left, and Bruce Springsteen at a campaign event at Nationwide Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama is hugged on stage by musician Jay-Z, center, as musician Bruce Springsteen, stands right, at a campaign event at Nationwide Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama is flanked on stage by musicians Jay-Z, left, and Bruce Springsteen at a campaign event at Nationwide Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama is hugged on stage by musician Jay-Z, center, as musician Bruce Springsteen, stands right, at a campaign event at Nationwide Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)