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"Bruce Springsteen is to be the keynote speaker at the 2012 South by Southwest festival. The legendary rocker will address the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival on March 15, 2012 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. South by Southwest organisers hailed Springsteen as a visionary, saying in a statement: &amp;quot;His recordings include time-tested classics of rock and acoustic-based albums celebrating folk traditions.  &amp;quot;His live shows are truly fervent celebrations of the communal power of music. As SXSW fosters connection and communication in the music community, this event will undoubtedly further those aims in a unique conference session.&amp;quot; Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Neil Young, Robert Plant and Johnny Cash have given addresses at previous SXSW festivals. In November, Springsteen and the E Street Band announced a series of live dates in the UK and revealed that they are finishing a follow-up to 2009&amp;#039;s Working on a Dream. E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons died of complications from a stroke in June. &amp;gt; Bruce Springsteen &amp;amp; E Street Band to decide future, says Steven Van Zandt &amp;gt; Bruce Springsteen archive to be displayed at college Watch Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform &amp;#039;Radio Nowhere&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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