Bruce Springsteen has dubbed Jay Weinberg, son of long time E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, "The Prodigy". At 18 years of age, Jay has been given the opportunity of a lifetime.As many know, Max Weinberg not only plays drums for the E Street Band, but he is also head of the Max Weinberg 7; the house band for Conan O'Brien's talk show. With the premiere of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien coinciding with Bruce Springsteen's current world tour, scheduling conflicts were sure to become an issue.
The fix? Replace Max with his son Jay. Great drumming is sure to be in the genes, right? Well...it must be considering Jay had never wrapped his hands around a set of drumsticks until he was 14 years old. And just four short years later, Jay is rocking out with the "heart-stopping, earth-quaking, booty-shaking, legendary" E Street Band.
Seeing Jay perform live, Bruce is right on! "The Prodigy" Jay is. What a joy to see this young man put his heart and soul into playing songs that, in some cases, are twice as old as he is. Rock on Jay!
