Upon being drafted when he was 19, Springsteen failed the physical examination and avoided service in the Vietnam War because the concussion he had suffered in a motorcycle accident two years prior (and his behavior at induction) reportedly made him unacceptable for service.
Springsteen himself was drafted in 1967 when he turned 18, but later told Rolling Stone that he played up his bike accident injuries to make sure he wouldn't go to war, being given a 4-F classification.
Not every American male of age was drafted into the Vietnam War (I assume that's why he would have been drafted). In 1959–60, at age 18, Dylan was enrolled at the University of Minnesota, so he would have been able to get a deferment on that basis.
But, Bob Dylan didn't take advantage of that option because he was aging out of the 'ideal' age. Plus, there were more than enough (i.e., 27 million to choose from over 11 years). He didn't so much avoid the draft as he fit into the right age and happen to luck out in not being called.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
Bruce Springsteen's autobiography 'Born to Run' comes out at the end of this month, and the iconic musician has opened up about his battle with depression in an emotional new interview with Vanity Fair ahead of its publication.
In a 2012 interview, he explained that it was his Catholic upbringing rather than his political ideology that most influenced his music.
In a 1970s High Times article, American singer-songwriter and future conservative activist Ted Nugent stated that he took crystal meth, and urinated and defecated in his pants before his physical, in order to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War.
He was a college student in 1969, which made him eligible for the draft. However, he was diagnosed with partial paralysis in his face which would have removed him from the draft. Despite his shortcomings, Stallone was able to make a successful career out of acting.
Presley wrote a letter to the draft board, asking if he could defer his two-year service until he wrapped up filming the movie, King Creole. According to History.com, the Memphis Draft Board granted him a deferment until the following March. He was sworn in as an army private on March 24, 1958.
Bob Dylan and John Lennon were friends, but they were complete opposites in their approach to the media. Lennon was very revealing in interviews, particularly in the immediate aftermath of The Beatles' breakup. He spoke candidly about his relationship with Yoko Ono and his distaste for other artists.
George Strait
His award-winning songs have been recognized all over the world for decades now. But Strait didn't get his start in Nashville or Memphis. Instead, he began performing during his time in the US Army.
So we've got the quote that it was "very self indulgent" or "very indulgent". I forget which one. And when Paul McCartney brought it to Dylan in 1967, Dylan said "Oh I get it" and said they don't want to be cute anymore. Or seen as teeny boppers or whatever.
The Navy suggested creating an “Elvis Presley company” composed of his friends from Memphis, and the Air Force wanted to use him as a recruiting model rather than sending him into combat, according to Military. The Army offered to have him only play concerts for the troops. Presley chose to serve as a regular soldier.
John Fogerty- Before his bandThe Golliwogs became Creedence Clearwater Revival, the singer was in the Army Reserve, serving at Fort Bragg, Fort Knox and Fort Lee during the Vietnam War. He didn't see any combat and was discharged in 1967.
Nothing was ever the same for him from that point, and The Beatles were his musical drug of choice. Springsteen has been fortunate enough to share the stage with Paul McCartney throughout his career and now calls him a friend but, in terms of creative preference, he was always more of a John Lennon fan.
Clint Eastwood is an iconic Hollywood actor known for movies such as Heartbreak Ridge, Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino. He has also produced and directed many famous films, including the Oscar winning film, American Sniper. Eastwood served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He said: "My immediate political activity was based on self-preservation. "I had a draft counselor. I legally did what I could to not go. "But if I had to go, I would have gone.
Wayne never enlisted and even filed for a 3-A draft deferment, which meant that if the sole provider for a family of four were drafted, it would cause his family undue hardship. The closest he ever came to World War II service was portraying the actions of others on the silver screen.
As the Beatles' John Lennon once famously remarked: “Before Elvis, there was nothing.” The following year, at the peak of his career, Presley received his draft notice for a two-year stint in the army. Fans sent tens of thousands of letters to the army asking for him to be spared, but Elvis would have none of it.
The Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Extract Files contains records of 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War. These records were transferred into the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration in 2008.
1. ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Alfred Hitchcock was known for his pear-shaped appearance and for the droll delivery he used to great comedic effect in interviews and in segments for his television anthology series, Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Cruise was converted to Scientology by his first wife Mimi Rogers in 1986, becoming an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology in the 2000s.
"I wouldn't consider myself religious," Bieber said. "That confuses a lot of people because they're like, 'Well, you go to church. ' I believe in the story of Jesus — that's the simplicity of what I believe.
Beliefs. Hillsong was formerly affiliated with Australian Christian Churches (the Assemblies of God in Australia), part of Pentecostal Christianity. The church's beliefs are Evangelical and Pentecostal.