Musician, actor, and activist Stevie Van Zandt debuted his documentary Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple at the Tribeca Festival this past weekend. He was joined by his beautiful wife Maureen, Vinny Pastore of The Sopranos , Darlene Love, and many more to celebrate its premiere. Directed by Bill Teck, the film follows Van Zandt's many achievements in music and beyond, including his career with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, establishing himself into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and using his voice to speak out about racial politics and Apartheid in South Africa. His career has been nothing short of eclectic. We had the chance to speak to some of Van Zandt's peers on the red carpet about their own relationships with the Rock legend, the impact he has had on both the music and entertainment industries, and even heard from Stevie himself about the emotions he was feeling towards the debut of his new film.
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00:00Hi, this is Vinnie Pastore and you're watching Life Minute TV.
00:09How are you feeling tonight?
00:10I've got anxiety, lots of anxiety and gratitude. Thank you.
00:14He's an angel. He's a rocker and he's got the heart of gold.
00:18I kind of chased Steven around years ago when I was running my clubs under Rochelle
00:23and, you know, he was running around with Bruce down at Asbury and everything.
00:26And then all of a sudden, boom, we're on The Sopranos together and we became close.
00:32It's just full circle. It's so beautiful. It's a spiritual thing.
00:35Well, the director, Bill Tech, he had been after Stevie since 2006 to, you know, tell Stevie's story.
00:42You know, his stuff is all about making change, positive change,
00:45and I think that he's arguably the most successful rock and roll star out there,
00:49having changed and moved the needle in so many different disciplines that he's involved with,
00:53including bringing down an evil empire in South Africa.
00:56Watch the movie, you'll hear all about it.
00:58But Steven Van Zandt has told us exactly how music can be a force for change and it's pretty exciting.
01:04It wakes them up, makes them think, it makes them appreciate, you know.
01:09That's what music does. It gets you going. It's supposed to.
01:12I think that rock and roll is the gospel. It will change the world
01:16and I think we all got to get a little bit more rock and roll in our lives, especially right now.
01:21So I hope everyone sees that when they're finished.