Bruce Springsteen's statement on his marriage...

We always receive mail with questions to asburyboardwalk.com about the legend that we really can't answer. So to that, Springsteen's repsonse:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ADDRESSES RUMORS ABOUT THE BREAKUP OF HIS MARRIAGE

In a rare comment about his personal life, Bruce Springsteen posted a statement to his official Web site Monday (August 28,2006), in which he replied to the rumor, printed last week on Page Six in The New York Post, that he was splitting from wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa, after having taken up with a 9/11 widow.

Springsteen called the rumors “unfounded and ugly” and said that “our commitment to one another remains as strong as the day we were married.”

Springsteen and Scialfa were spotted shopping in Red Bank, New Jersey, this weekend and those who saw them reported that the couple looked happy and at ease. One shopper reported that Scialfa said that friends of the couple were having a harder time dealing with the rumors than they were.

The full text of the statement follows:

“I hesitate to use this website for anything personal believing it should remain a place where fans of my music can come free of the distractions that occasionally arise with the rest of my job. However, due to the unfounded and ugly rumors that have appeared in the papers over the last few days, I felt they shouldn’t pass without comment. Patti and I have been together for 18 years- the best 18 years of my life. We have built a beautiful family we love and want to protect and our commitment to one another remains as strong as the day we were married.”

That is well said. So ladies and gentleman, remember who got you as far as you have come, and cherish it.