Bruce Springsteen's origins

I stumbled upon this 2010 New York Post article: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/kin_not_born_in_the_usa_iBYg4Ryk...
Quote from the Boss: 'You can't really know who you are and where you're going unless you know where you came from.'
We should sign him up! :-)
Having said that, it's interesting that they would only mention his Italian ancestry that came through Ellis Island - omitting to mention that his direct lineage and surname is one of the oldest in America!

Indeed the Bruce Springsteen tree - Springsteen side - could use a little love. I only see it back to here:

John Springsteen