Bruce Springsteen is opening up about his mental health struggles, admitting he was so “embarrassed” by his need for therapy he would go to his psychiatrist’s office in disguise.

The Boss told BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter Scott Mills that he first suffered what he has called a “breakdown” around the time that he recorded his sixth album, Nebraska, but felt like he could not be open about his mental health issues.

He explained that his perceived need for secrecy came from growing up in a time when mental health was not discussed, adding that depression ran in his family, so he was raised believing that not getting help for mental illness was normal.

Springsteen, 76, told listeners, “I was totally embarrassed. And for years, I would almost disguise myself before going into the

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