- Born
- Birth nameNils Hilmer Lofgren
- Nickname
- Lefty
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Nils Lofgren was born on June 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Dumb and Dumber To (2014) and Banshee (2013). He has been married to Amy Joan Aiello since April 4, 1998. He was previously married to Cis Rundle.
- SpousesAmy Joan Aiello(April 4, 1998 - present)Cis Rundle(1985 - ?) (divorced)
- He's left-handed, but plays the guitar with his right hand.
- He and the E Street Band (including Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, Vini Lopez, David Sancious, Max Weinberg, Roy Bittan, Patti Scialfa, Ernest "Boom" Carter, the late Clarence Clemons, and the late Danny Federici) were inducted into the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for their services and contributions to music.
- Introduced as the Godfather of the Guitar, the Minister of Heart and Spirit, the great, great Nils Lofgren on the "Live in New York" album with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
- Joined the E-Street Band in May 1984.
- Has a brother, Tom Lofgren.
- [About using a thumb pick] "First of all I'm left-handed so I started learning how to play right-handed which to me is no big deal 'cause one hand has to catch up with the other anyway. But it took me about nine months before I could really play anything with any feel with my right hand. When I finally got to that point I started getting more serious about it and I started meeting other guitarists who all told me, 'Oh, you can't play rock 'n' roll with a thumb pick.' My attitude was that it had been nine months of hell for me to play anything that sounds like music - there was no way I was going to start over with a pick that I don't know anything about! And I still to this day can't play very well with a flatpick!"
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