Rita Wilson Reveals The Advice From Bruce Springsteen That Inspired Her Music Journey

Rita Wilson shared how Bruce Springsteen helped her push past doubts about starting a songwriting career later in life.

The 69 year old star, who dropped her sixth album Sound of a Woman in May, marking her first solo LP since 2019, initially stepped into music with her debut AM/FM in 2012. She said the Boss encouraged her not to let timing hold her back.

Speaking during the Sound of a Woman: Rita Wilson in Conversation with Demi Moore event at 92NY, she recalled: “We were talking one day about songwriting. He was giving a masterclass, really, on it.

“And so when there was a pause, I said to him, ‘What makes me think that I can start writing now when you've been writing all your life?'

"And he said, "Because, Rita, creativity is time independent'. And I thought that's so true.

"Like, who's got the clock? Who up there has got the clock saying, ‘I'm sorry, that was supposed to happen in 1985?' ”

Rita pointed out that people carry “so many limiting beliefs,” both internally and from society, that can hold them back.

She added: “I just think we have so many limiting beliefs — our own beliefs — but also societal beliefs that say, ‘You can't do that, or that's not acceptable.'

"And I'm here to break some rules. I never was a rule breaker when I was a teenager, a rebel in any sense. I'm gonna be now."

Rita admitted it can feel “scary” to release such a personal project, especially since she and her husband Tom Hanks tend to keep their private life out of the spotlight.

She explained: “We have public personas that are out there, and I am a very, very private person … [and] I have felt very comfortable being that private person.

"But when you feel compelled to say something … you have to go out into the world. It can't be held too close to you anymore."

She also acknowledged that not everyone will connect with her music, but she has come to terms with that and finds value even if just “one person” resonates with it.

She added: “You know, [people] may not like it, and that's okay, too. I still feel like I wouldn't change it. I wouldn't change anything that I've done to get to this point, you know?”