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I think Springsteen's main point is that it's no longer necessary for artists to play by the rules of a specific genre to make music that resonates with a crowd. You don't need to strive for authenticity in the same way that artists of a previous generation did because the rules for what it means to be authentic don't apply anymore. The proliferation of new genres has, in a sense, freed musicians to do whatever the hell they want. An artist doing his version of classic blues on a synthesizer is just as authentic as is a folk artist doing an an acoustic cover of "Robot Rock". What counts more than one's inclusion in a genre subcategory is an artist's workmanship and basic creative impulse.