But despite their initial chemistry, the Springsteen-Phillips marriage faced irreparable differences. Just three years later, in 1988, the couple, with an age gap of 11 years, officially parted ways in March 1989 after Julianne filed for divorce in August 1988. The reason? “Irreconcilable differences” which means they couldn’t fix the issues between them.
The actress retired from acting many years ago and no longer appears in public,
Julianne Phillips is a famous actress and model. She was well known for her role in the TV show Sisters which ran from 1991 to 1996. Bruce admitted he "failed" his first wife Julianne Phillips because he was "emotionally stunted", and handled their subsequent split "abysmally", in his autobiography ‘Born to Run'.
May 13, 1985 Little Richard celebrates Bruce Springsteen and Julianne Phillips wedding
The wedding was held behind closed doors at Our Lady Of The Lake Catholic Church, with only 40 guests attending, including Van Zandt and the late Clarence Clemons alongside Springsteen. But already on 21 June the Boss inaugurated the San Siro stadium, with his first concert in Milan. And next to him, on the stage, Patti Scialfa, his wife since 1991.
For Reverend/Minister (Little) Richard Penniman, the best part of being a minister was being legally licensed to perform wedding ceremonies for his friends. Among those couples he joined in holy matrimony? Demi Moore and Bruce Willis in 1987; Bruce Springsteen E Street Band member Stevie Van Zandt and his wife Maureen in 1982; singer Cyndi Lauper and her husband, David Thornton in 1991; and the late Tom Petty to Dana York in 2001.
Bruce Springsteen had to cut back on the amount of time he spent on the road after becoming a father, because his absence proved to be "poison" to his home life. "You can say, 'I'm going to go away for three days, but I'm going to go away for three months, makes some difference.
Bruce shares three kids with his wife, E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, and admitted it took him some time to find the right balance between his life as a rock star and as a husband and dad.(Music-News)
Springsteen's role at home couldn't have been more different than when he was on tour - and calling all the shots: "You get up when you want to. You go in the studio when you want to. You put your record out when you want to," he said.
But he realised he couldn't continue living that way once they had sons Evan and Sam, and daughter Jessica, who are now all grown up.
Springsteen explained: "You can say, 'I'm going to go away for three days, I'm going to go away for three months.' But if you know, 'When I go away for three months, it's bad when I come back... When I go away for three days, it's OK when I come back,' I better start going away for three days!"
"All we knew was that when we passed a certain point, it wasn't good for our relationship," he shared of how he and Scialfa eventually settled on the ideal touring schedule to suit their family.
"We started to split... into other and separate lives," Springsteen continued.
"The things that are destabilising my life, I don't want those as a part of my life now because they will poison me... And they will poison my beautiful love here, you know? And so we slowly figured all this out together," he reflected.
