Richard Lewis Springthorpe, recognized by his professional moniker Rick Springfield, established himself as a musician and actor with dual Australian-American heritage. He initially contributed as a member of the pop rock ensemble Zoot between 1969 and 1971, subsequently embarking on his individual musical journey. His solo venture commenced with the release of his debut single, “Speak to the Sky,” attaining a place in the Australian top 10 during the middle of 1972. Wikipedia
“If the timing’s right and the gods are with you, something special happens.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was very fortunate to be at the vanguard of music video.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I meditate. Meditation helps me.” ~ Rick Springfield
“The whole point of me doing a Christmas record and what I centered it around was the song ‘Christmas with You’ from the point-of-view of the soldiers in Iraq.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I went to America and got into a band, had success, had hits in Australia.” ~ Rick Springfield
“As I’ve gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I’m here because of them and not the other way around.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I meditate. Meditation helps me.” ~ Rick Springfield
“You never really shake depression and that’s a tough road you have to deal with.” ~ Rick Springfield
“She’s loving him with that body, I just know it.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I get inspired at different times and in different ways.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Everything looks better with my eyes closed.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was more than just a moody artist.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I think good art does come from a dark place.” ~ Rick Springfield
“My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I think good art does come from a dark place.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I meditate. Meditation helps me.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I took that time off – I knew it was messing me up, not being connected to a spiritual plane.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was more than just a moody artist.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I know a lot of actors who started out as musicians and have very successful careers as actors, but most people don’t know them as musicians.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was more than just a moody artist.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Karma is not just about the troubles, but also about surmounting them.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I don’t want to mix the identities. Noah Drake isn’t Rick Springfield.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I like to write when I feel I’m the real me.” ~ Rick Springfield
“God has spoken to me differently through my life, and it has gotten better as I’ve gotten older. I don’t know if that’s my reception or his maturing.” ~ Rick Springfield
“If the timing’s right and the gods are with you, something special happens.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I don’t want to mix the identities. Noah Drake isn’t Rick Springfield.” ~ Rick Springfield
“You’re always searching for the thing to heal you, and I thought therapy would give me that. But it didn’t – it just helps you recognize your demons.” ~ Rick Springfield
“It would be pretty shabby to appear flippant around a documentary that’s about how much I love my fans.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a while and Confucianism. Just different approaches and some have really stayed with me.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I’ve never said, ‘I’m squeaky clean.’ It’s always the people who project that image that are hiding something. No one’s squeaky clean.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a while and Confucianism. Just different approaches and some have really stayed with me.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I’ve been writing songs since I was 14 years old, and that’s my true love.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.” ~ Rick Springfield
“The whole point of me doing a Christmas record and what I centered it around was the song ‘Christmas with You’ from the point-of-view of the soldiers in Iraq.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I have seen my mugshot.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I am a closet toy freak. I started chasing after some things as far as Star Wars toys – some very rare stuff.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I think good art does come from a dark place.” ~ Rick Springfield
“My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was – I’ve always been a bit of perpetual adolescent.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I got sick of playing husbands and boyfriends because there was nothing there.” ~ Rick Springfield
“If you want something you just have to see it and believe in it and not take no for an answer.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I don’t know any musician, successful or otherwise, that got in it to make money. Or writer, for that matter. You get into it because you love it.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I’ve never said, ‘I’m squeaky clean.’ It’s always the people who project that image that are hiding something. No one’s squeaky clean.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I’ve always liked the heavier stuff. I’ve always loved Tool and System of a Down, Korn and Nine Inch Nails.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I learned to read and write and socialize in school, and that’s pretty much it.” ~ Rick Springfield
“There weren’t a lot of girl singers around. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the guys I looked up to.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I’ll watch any show on the History Channel.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Wait a minute man, who do you think I am? He answered, Mr. Springsteen.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I can’t imagine that anybody is as screwed up as I am.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Music is a 24-hour-a-day thing for me.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I do have a lot of deep religious iconography. I have crosses all over my house, and there’s something very attractive about seeing nuns walking down the street. It’s not a sexual thing for me; I know it is for some guys.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I’ve heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I’m underrated.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I don’t want to mix the identities. Noah Drake isn’t Rick Springfield.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I don’t ever expect to be permanently happy. I don’t think that’s part of the human condition.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was a happy kid up until I hit the teen years.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Residuals from Australia, from the Mission Magic show, saved my butt. So there is a reason for everything.” ~ Rick Springfield
“They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I used to cut guitars out of a piece of cardboard to copy the Strat look. I used a backwards tennis racket for a while and graduated to the cardboard cutout.” ~ Rick Springfield
“She’s loving him with that body, I just know it.” ~ Rick Springfield
“You always want to feel you’re not the only one going through something unpleasant.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Every actor wants to break out of the box that they put you in and that’s where I’m heading, out of the box as fast as I can.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I have seen my mugshot.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.” ~ Rick Springfield
“She’s loving him with that body, I just know it.” ~ Rick Springfield
“God has spoken to me differently through my life, and it has gotten better as I’ve gotten older. I don’t know if that’s my reception or his maturing.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I write to be truthful in my songs, which is why I wrote what’s painfully truthful about my life in my autobiography.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I always try and find new things to think about and address. That really opens you up as a writer. I can write a lot of what I feel and it helps put it into clearer perspective.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was a happy kid up until I hit the teen years.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry.” ~ Rick Springfield
“My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.” ~ Rick Springfield
“My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I don’t think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough.” ~ Rick Springfield
“I mean I was famous for nothing.” ~ Rick Springfield
“When someone pursues music through your music, that’s the greatest accolade anybody can get.” ~ Rick Springfield
“Everything looks better with my eyes closed.” ~ Rick Springfield
“The whole point of me doing a Christmas record and what I centered it around was the song ‘Christmas with You’ from the point-of-view of the soldiers in Iraq.” ~ Rick Springfield
“There will always be rock stars, but I don’t know how much depth and longevity they’ll have.” ~ Rick Springfield