Bruce Springsteen is set to release his memoir this year

Iconic rocker Bruce Springsteen is set to release a memoir later this year.

Publishers Simon & Schuster have acquired the title and have now announced a September 27 release date. Speaking about his writing process, Springsteen admitted that it wasn't easy but he was as transparent as possible:

“Writing about yourself is a funny business but in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I’ve tried to do this.”

A press release about the book explains: “In Born to Run, Mr. Springsteen describes growing up in Freehold, New Jersey amid the “poetry, danger, and darkness” that fuelled his imagination. He vividly recounts his relentless drive to become a musician, his early days as a bar band king in Asbury Park, and the rise of the E Street Band. With disarming candour, he also tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work, and shows us why the song “Born to Run” reveals more than we previously realised.”

Watch footage of Springsteen performing live here: