The news of the arrest of singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen in November 2020 for drunk driving aroused some astonishment among the general public.
On Wednesday, it was learned that the police filed three charges against the artist: reckless driving, alcohol consumption in an area closed to the public and drunk driving.
Springsteen, 71, who has a serious and serious image, appeared this Sunday in an ad for a car brand during one of the advertising breaks of the Superbowl, one of the most important sporting events in the United States. .
Stellantis NV, Jeep’s parent company, confirmed tonight that it is temporarily withdrawing the ad with Springstenn.
The New Jersey singer, known as “El Jefe”, joins a long list of artists in the music world who have been hunted down with a few extra doses of alcohol while driving.
THE IMPRUDENT YOUTH
Perhaps one of the saddest cases is that of singer and artist Lindsay Lohan, who was arrested twice in 2007 for drunk driving. While she was arrested for the first time, had to post bail and her driving license was suspended, the second time – two months later – she was sentenced to probation.
Another young celebrity, Justin Bieber, became a believer in himself and in 2014 he was arrested in Miami for drunken participation in an illegal race in a yellow Lamborghini.
The Canadian singer, who had time to appear photographed in the orange uniform of the prison, was given a bail of 2,500 dollars (1,800 euros) for the three charges: driving under the influence of toxic substances, alcohol and marijuana, resistance to authority without violence and driving with an expired license.
Also in Miami, five years later, in 2019, the urban singer Zion, of the duo Zion & Lennox, was arrested for driving at high speed and under the influence of alcohol. After paying bail and being released the same day, he continued his reggaeton career without regret.
In the same musical chord and common hobbies, reggaeton singer Arcángel’s driver’s license was suspended for a month in 2012 because he was driving drunk in Puerto Rico.
DRINKING IS BAD AND BAD
Glorifying the wild side of rock culture, Vince Neil, the lead singer of the glam metal band Motley Crue, was jailed in 1986 for drunk driving and was responsible for a California car accident in which drummer Nicholas “Razzle” died. drummer for Hanoi Rocks.
In 2010, the character was arrested again in Las Vegas, suspected of drunk driving. A few days before, he released his latest album “Tattoos and Tequila”.
Another artist from the dark side is the British Pete Doherty, who, in addition to being arrested for drug possession, was added to the arrests for drug possession in 2009, shortly after a concert in the city of Gloucester, in the west of England.
According to the police report, the Babyshambles singer was detained after a patrol car stopped a vehicle that was “traveling irregularly”.
In another musical wave, but also wild, there is the Puerto Rican merengue singer Manny Manuel who hit his Jeep Cherokee against a police vehicle.
The two officers who were inside the patrol car suffered minor injuries and had time to check if the artist was drunk and behind the wheel.
George Michael, Bobby Brown, David Cassidy, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys and many others share the dubious privilege of drinking while driving and living to tell the story.
The list, which can be endless for actors and other artists, emphasizes the need to understand that driving while drunk is a serious social crime for both celebrities and all audiences.