Bruce Springsteen on How Much He Paid For Iconic ‘Born to Run’ Guitar

Bruce Springsteen appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night (October 25) where he took part in a bit of "Show & Tell" by bringing his iconic guitar seen on the cover of Born To Run and said how much he paid for the now-priceless guitar.

Springsteen told Colbert, "I've played this guitar for 50 years. I bought it when I was 22 for $185 dollars on Highway 34 in Belmar, N.J. from a great guitar man named Phil Petillo, and I've had it ever since. It's kind of a mutt. It's made up of two different guitars, but this guitar has been in every club, theater, arena and stadium across America and most of the world. So, it's been around a bit."

Springsteen added about his "mutt" guitar, "This [guitar] feels like my arm. If I have this guitar, I don't have anything on. This became an extension of my actual body. Anything else I pick up, it's a guitar. For some reason, I've played this for so long that it become a natural part of your physique. I don't play it much on stage these days. I sort of put it a little out to pasture; it's done so much good work for me."

Springsteen was Colbert's only guest last night where he talked about his podcast and new book with President Barack Obama titled Renegades: Born in the USA, the new concert film/album about the 1979 No Nukes Concerts and performed "The River." All those clips can be viewed below.