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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
Used
,
While
,
Tennis
I was - I've always been a bit of perpetual adolescent.
Rick Springfield
Bit
,
Adolescent
,
Perpetual
I was a happy kid up until I hit the teen years.
Rick Springfield
Teen
,
Happy
,
Until
I was more than just a moody artist.
Rick Springfield
Artist
,
Moody
I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry.
Rick Springfield
Poetry
,
Dark
,
Kids
I was pretty burned out in '85 and was getting - starting to get into some issues.
Rick Springfield
Pretty
,
Getting
,
Issues
I was very fortunate to be at the vanguard of music video.
Rick Springfield
Music
,
Fortunate
,
Video
I went to America and got into a band, had success, had hits in Australia.
Rick Springfield
Success
,
America
,
Band
I would have been an Egyptologist if I had had the schooling.
Rick Springfield
Schooling
I would practice while listening to records or learn from musicians who were better than I was.
Rick Springfield
Learn
,
While
,
Musicians
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
Life
,
Why
,
Write
I'd say that after my father passed my writing changed, it went deeper. Most would say 'matured' but I don't think I'd use that word in relation to my progress. I think 'change' is a little more accurate.
Rick Springfield
Change
,
Father
,
Writing
I'll watch any show on the History Channel.
Rick Springfield
History
,
Show
,
Watch
I'm a songwriter, principally, and I was real excited that people liked my songs, but you get a bit of an ego about it.
Rick Springfield
Real
,
Ego
,
Songs
I've always liked the heavier stuff. I've always loved Tool and System of a Down, Korn and Nine Inch Nails.
Rick Springfield
Down
,
Loved
,
Stuff
I've always treated women well.
Rick Springfield
Women
,
Treated
I've gone pretty high at times so I think the yin yang of that is going pretty low.
Rick Springfield
Pretty
,
Times
,
High
I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.
Rick Springfield
Musicians
,
Fans
,
Heard
It would be pretty shabby to appear flippant around a documentary that's about how much I love my fans.
Rick Springfield
Love
,
Pretty
,
Around
It's a rock 'n' roll thing to have one-night stands.
Rick Springfield
Rock
,
Stands
,
Roll
Life is good. Yes, it's great.
Rick Springfield
Life
,
Good
,
Great
Music is a 24-hour-a-day thing for me.
Rick Springfield
Music
My first crush was Hayley Mills when I was a little kid in England. I used to kiss her picture goodnight.
Rick Springfield
Her
,
Kiss
,
Used
My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication.
Rick Springfield
Trust
,
Wife
,
Children
Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do.
Rick Springfield
Music
,
Wanted
,
Once
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American
Type:
Musician
Born:
August 23
, 1949
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