On Chat Box this week, David Cruz talks with Steven Van Zandt of E Street Band and “The Sopranos” fame. The musician, activist and actor discusses his new memoir, “Unrequited Infatuations,” growing up in New Jersey, his career on stage and screen — and his political concerns.

Watch Chat Box live on NJ Spotlight News and the NJ Spotlight News YouTube channel, Facebook page and Twitter account Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., and on NJ PBS Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.