Springsteen: Band mate Clemons' stroke 'serious' (AP)

NEW YORK – Bruce Springsteen says band mate Clarence Clemons' stroke was serious and he's going to need a lot of help to get back to his former self.

The Boss commented Tuesday on his longtime friend and E Street Band member on his website, Twitter and Facebook. It's the first time he's spoken since it was revealed Sunday that the 69-year-old Clemons had suffered a stroke.

Springsteen calls the saxophonist a "beloved comrade" and described the stroke as "serious."

He says: "Clarence will need much care and support to achieve his potential once again."

Springsteen says Clemons is surrounded by wife Victoria, other family and friends, and thanked fans for their prayers and good thoughts.

Clemons' family also thanked fans on Springsteen's site and urged fans to email their well wishes to notestoclarence(at)clarenceclemons.com.

Clemons' nephew, Jake Clemons, said on Facebook, "Keep sending the love, he feels it all!!"

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Kid Rock hopes next album will be less serious (Reuters)

DETROIT (Billboard) – Kid Rock's latest album, "Born Free," has been out barely seven months, but he's hatching plans for its successor.

"We've already started writing for the next record and talking about the feel and where we want to go with it," Rock said during a press conference Thursday announcing an August 12 stadium show in his home town of Detroit.

He said it would be less serious than "Born Free," which was produced by Rick Rubin and has sold 909,000 copies to date, perhaps more in the vein of his 2001 release "Cocky."

Rock says he's particularly aiming for a blend of "some really good, fun rock songs to some of the country stuff to some of the mix of hip-hop and rock and blues and try to make a nice mix of a record. But a fun record, not serious."

Ideally, it would be released next summer. But Rock said it was too early to tell.

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