Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfieldis an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and author. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972, when he moved to the United States. He had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the US, for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth23 August 1949
CountryUnited States of America
I think it's pretty bizarre, ... I think you look to music to help you through (growing old), and the music that's strongest in your soul is the stuff you heard as a kid. I do that all the time. I listen to old albums and there's almost a spiritual support there.
I'm thought of as very light 'pop-y' kind of music, but it all had very dark undercurrents and I was a very messed up person... there's a lot of double entendre stuff in it.
I've always liked the heavier stuff. I've always loved Tool and System of a Down, Korn and Nine Inch Nails.
I am a closet toy freak. I started chasing after some things as far as Star Wars toys - some very rare stuff.
I think I lost my direction at the end of the '80s; I didn't know what I was writing anymore,
I've gone pretty high at times so I think the yin yang of that is going pretty low.
Over all life is what it is and regretting is a pointless thing.
It's a rock 'n' roll thing to have one-night stands.
Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships.
I was pretty burned out in '85 and was getting - starting to get into some issues.
I would practice while listening to records or learn from musicians who were better than I was.
Probably General Hospital had more to do with me getting known physically than MTV did,
There were times when I've not wanted to be in my own skin, and that's a very scary feeling.
They're songs I honestly wish I'd written. I had a huge list of songs but wanted to keep the album a little bit more on the moody side.