included Little Richard, Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Questlove (The Roots), Charlie Daniels, Bootsy Collins, Chris Burney (Bowling for Soup), and Bernie Worrell. Since 2007, Van Zandt has been the director of a music selection committee for the video game Rock Band; he is in charge of selecting new music for the game. Activist career After leaving the E Street Band in 1984, Van Zandt used his celebrity as a musician to fight issues surrounding apartheid in South Africa by creating a group called the Artists United Against Apartheid. This activist group was created in 1985 by Van Zandt and record producer Arthur Baker. Van Zandt and Baker assembled over 54 different artists to record an album entitled Sun City in order to raise awareness about the apartheid policy in South Africa. The title referred to a resort in South Africa that catered to wealthy white tourists. The resort upheld racist apartheid policies, yet many famous entertainers chose to perform there. Artists that took part in the making of the album included Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. The Sun City project was originally meant to only be one song, but other musicians contributed their own pieces which transformed it into a full-length album. Sun City was one of the first musical collaborations among major recording stars to support a political cause rather than a social cause. The album raised over $1 million in support of anti-apartheid efforts. The primary goal of the album and foundation was to draw attention to South Africa's racist policy of apartheid and to support a cultural boycott of the country. Van Zandt was a part of the 1989 charity single, "Spirit of the Forest", dedicated to saving rain forests. Later in his career, Van Zandt worked to raise awareness about the U.S. military interference in governments of Central America and other issues. Author Van Zandt's memoir Unrequited Infatuations was published September 28, 2021 by Hachette Books. Tours with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Born to Run tours, 1975–1977 Darkness Tour, 1978–1979 The River Tour, 1980–1981 Reunion Tour, 1999–2000 The Rising Tour, 2002–2003 Vote for Change Tour, 2004 Magic Tour, 2007–2008 Working on a Dream Tour, 2009 Wrecking Ball Tour, 2012–2013 High Hopes Tour, 2014 River Tour 2016/Oceania '17, 2016–2017 Personal life Van Zandt married actress Maureen Santoro in New York City on December 31, 1982.