Of All things to start a pub fight over, The merits of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN is one of the weirdest.

But mentioning The boss around BUSTED star JAMES BOURNE makes him see red

The teen rocker lost the plot when he over heard some blocks in a pub talkadmiringly about the rock legend.

He got so angry he slapped startled Springsteen fan Robert Cross' face

Then James threw him accross a table and ran out the door of the packed Windlesora pub in Windsor., Berks. Robert gave chase but James knocked him to the ground leaving him with bruised ribs and a grazed hand.

The shop manager phoned me (Victoria Newtons, the sun) in disgust after his bust-up with James.

He told me "I'm still in shock. The attack came out of no where. I don't care how famous Bourne is, he is a cocky thug". "He obviously can;t handle it when people admire other musicians". "It kicked off when my friend ed said he was a fan of Bruce Springsteen." Bourne shouted "Springsteen is Shit and your a c*ck for liking him".

Ed replied, "Springsteen is a legand and your a loser for saying that". I said "Springsteen is great. Im a huge fan". Then Bourne shouted "Your a p**** aswell. F**k you".

He slapped me across the face and shoved me. He caught me of balance and i fell accross a table. All the drinks went flying. Next thing i knew he was running out the door. Outside i said to him, "What did you do that for?" He slapped me again and i fell over. I was seriously shocked.

I gazed my hand and have bruising on my side from where i hit the table.

Robert did not call the police because he didn't want to ruin his pals evening, But he says "I want people to know Bourne is Violent and not the Mr Nice Guy he wants people to project.

"who does Bourne thing he is? He'd been drinking and was probably showing off to some girls".

Perhaps James wisheshe was Bourne in the USA. It might have help the band crack America.