I think Springsteen has some sort of incognito magic.

Years ago, I was meeting my then-boyfriend at work (some Greenwich Village clothing store) and when I walked in he's talking to Bruce. They finish their conversation as I walk up, Bruce leaves. I say to my boyfriend, 'I didn't know you knew Bruce Springsteen.' He says yeah, yeah I've told you about Bruce. I reply well yeah, but I didn't know it was Bruce Springsteen. He gets this confused look on his face and goes 'Oh wow. Yeah, it is.' He had no idea.