Bruce Springsteen admitted he was 'totally embarrassed' by his 'breakdown' as he opened up about his mental health journey on Wednesday.
The American singer, 76, who has been open about his struggles with depression, recalled going to his psychiatrist's office in a 'disguise' because people never use to 'ask for that kind of help'.
Bruce revealed it took him years to just 'feel fine' walking into the office and explained how depression runs in his family.
Speaking to Scott Mills on The Radio 2 Breakfast Show, alongside actor Jeremy Allen White ahead of biopic, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Bruce admitted he was 'very lucky' to know the right people to get help.
He said: 'Yeah I was very lucky you know and Jeremy really captures sort of my deterioration at that time when I guess I had my first breakdown really is what it was.
'And though I didn't know what was going on, I was lucky enough at that point to have a relationship with Mr. Landau, John Landau, and he's had experience in this area and got me to some folks that really were able to help me out at the time.
'And I was totally embarrassed. And for years, I would almost disguise myself before going into the psychiatrist's office that had my baseball hat on and my glasses and I'm looking around and I’m sneaking in as fast as I can.
'Yeah, and just because, you know, I was grown up to believe that it was embarrassing to ask for that kind of help and need that kind of help.
'And it took me years to get used to just feeling fine and confident about walking into the office. It was so forbidden in the world that I grew up in that it took me a long time to get used to it, and now it has been a big part of...half of my life.'
Bruce went on to open about dealing with depression in the 50s and 60s and how people 'just suffered through and ignored it'.
He said: 'I grew up in the 50s and 60s you know - I was one to 10 in the 50s my parents left for California when I was 18 or 19 so that was the extent of which I knew my dad those were his very troubled years like I said mental illness ran through my families.
'I had aunts very ill. I had cousins who were very ill. And I just got used to it as being that was my family these were the people that I loved. But no one got any help whatsoever.'
He continued: 'You know there was no medication there were no interactions with any psychological help and people were really simply left on their own.
'You know it was just there - nothing was known about it and so everybody just suffered through it.'
Speaking to Scott Mills (R) on The Radio 2 Breakfast Show, alongside actor Jeremy Allen White (L), Bruce admitted he was 'very lucky' to know the right people to get help
He said: 'I was totally embarrassed. And for years, I would almost disguise myself before going into the psychiatrist’s office just because, I was grown up to believe that it was embarrassing to ask for that kind of help'
Bruce Springsteen larks about with Jeremy Allen White and Stephen Graham at his biopic premiere
'Nobody knew a psychologist. I grew up in a neighbourhood where nobody had ever known a lawyer, or I didn't know anyone who had ever been on an airplane.
'Everyone stuck close to town, no one left town, and no one left the neighbourhood. So these were things that just were not dealt with and were simply ignored.'
It comes after Bruce detailed his guilt over watching Jeremy star as him on set as he filmed biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
The biopic, set for release on October 24, chronicles the life of the legendary rock star, played by Jeremy, 34.
The musical follows New Jersey rocker Bruce as he struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past while recording his album 'Nebraska' in the early 1980s.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show in Friday evening's episode, Bruce admitted that he had a lot of involvement in the filming of the movie and often showed up on set, leaving Jeremy feeling a little on edge at first.
He told host Graham: ‘I was on set a lot. I felt really guilty about that because not only did Jeremy have to play me, but he had to play me while I am sitting right there watching him.
‘He was incredibly tolerant and generous of me, for which I am grateful. I had a great time.’
Jeremy then confessed: ‘In the beginning, I didn’t know what to expect and I was a bit nervous.
‘You’re trying to drum up some delusion and imagination, and seeing the man you are playing in the corner was hard.
‘But then he came so often it became normal.’ before jokingly adding: ‘I think if he had given me notes it might have broken me.’
Bruce interjects: ‘He prepared in private, so I stayed away. On set, I rarely said anything; I just enjoyed myself.’
Bruce and Jeremy’s appearance comes after the biopic received mixed reviews from critics, branding the movie ‘clunky’ and ‘boring’
The movie is based on the book Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making Of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska (1982), which was written by Warren Zanes.
Filming primarily took place in locations throughout New York and New Jersey, but occasional scenes were shot in Los Angeles.
Jeremy takes on the lead role as The Boss for the movie, with Scott Cooper, Odessa Young, Stephen Graham, Jeremy Strong, and Jon Landau also starring.