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‘Jessies Girl’ singer reveals he killed a soldier during Vietnam War

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The Independent UK · Sep 11

Rick Springfield reveals haunting secret from teenage tour performing for troops in Vietnam

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The Independent UK · Sep 11

80s rock icon says he killed a man in Vietnam while performing for US troops

‘It’s hard for me to face that I was responsible for the end of a life,’ singer told Joe Rogan on his podcast

The Independent UK · Sep 11

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Will Rick Springfield Go to Jail? Singer's Vietnam War Killing Confession at 17 Raises Legal Questions

Rick Springfield says he was told a mortar he fired during a 1968 Vietnam War attack killed someone, an experience he says has troubled him for decades.

International Business Times UK · Sep 11

Rick Springfield accidentally killed a man while in Vietnam to perform for troops

Rick Springfield told Joe Rogan on his podcast that the tragic accident occurred when he and his band went to Vietnam in 1968 to perform for American soldiers out there.

BANG Premier · Sep 10

Rick Springfield reveals why he became an American citizen

Australian-born singer Rick Springfield got his US citizenship back in 2006, and joked to People that he did so because he “wanted to be on jury duty”.

BANG Premier · Jun 5

"We're celebrating the legacy of the music and bringing it to a whole new generation of fans": Sammy Hagar promises "deep dive into the Van Halen years" on Best Of All Worlds tour dates with Rick Springfield

Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff will bring the party to seven cities that aren't Las Vegas this summer

Louder · Jan 12

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See Rick Springfield Run Into 99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke At The Gym (And 'A Little Dance Step' Was Involved

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Cinemablend · Sep 29, 2025

“I was falling out of love with music. Playing with Elton John woke me from my slumber. I got blisters every night because it was fun again!” Matt Bissonette’s “dumb-guy” approach to bass has taken him round the world with pop and rock royalty

Still buzzed about his excessive ’80s rigs and five-string instruments, the session bass hero explains how to work with David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani, Jason Becker and others, his big-fun, big-paying Friends TV gig, and the discovery that’s making him a better player

Guitar World · Sep 22, 2025

“I missed out on being in one of the biggest rock bands in the world, but I don’t think I had the image!” Session pro and YouTube favorite Tim Pierce never wanted to be a rockstar – but he’s sure made a lot of their records

He famously played the solo to Bon Jovi's debut hit, Runaway, played with Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Celine Dion and dozens more. Why, after all these years has he turned to YouTube?

Guitar World · Aug 7, 2025

Singer Rick Springfield confronts yawning Today host during live segment

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The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Watch as Rick Springfield calls out TV host for yawning during live interview: ‘Am I boring you?’

Watch as Rick Springfield calls out a TV host for yawning whilst he was interviewing him, asking the presenter: “Am I boring you?”

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Judas Priest, Rick Springfield, John Oates and Bob Geldof reflect on 40 years of Live Aid

Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts simulcast from Philadelphia and London aimed to do a lot of good

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Famous ’80s Rockstar, 75, Stuns The Internet With ‘Smoking Hot’ Shirtless Performance

"Good god, there is a God."

Bored Panda · Jun 10, 2025

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Metal Hammer · Mar 17, 2025

"Bruce Dickinson, if you read this: call me!" Avantasia and Edguy frontman Tobias Sammett is a legend to power metal fans - so we got them to interview him for us

Avantasia frontman Tobias Sammet takes fan questions on power metal, dream guests and more

MusicRadar · Mar 11, 2025

"I thought I had just broken my wrist”: Rick Springfield reveals he has brain damage from fall 25 years ago

Veteran rocker also confirms he’s experimented recently with LSD and ketamine

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Rick Springfield is still working to ‘repair’ brain damage he suffered from ‘25 foot’ onstage fall in 2000

The ‘Jessie’s Girl’ singer also broke his wrist in the harrowing Las Vegas accident

MusicRadar · Dec 19, 2024

“Jon had the laser-focus about becoming a rock star at age 19... he knew how to negotiate the business”: Session ace Tim Pierce on his blazing solo on Bon Jovi’s Runaway – and the hunger that propelled Jon Bon Jovi to superstardom

Sometimes rock history is settled by the fickle finger of fate. When Pierce was asked to help a young Jon Bon Jovi track his 1981 demoes, he ended up playing guitar on a Bon Jovi classic – a song that set its frontman on his way to the top

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Guitar World · Nov 4, 2024

“I bought it off a druggie – which I feel terrible about”: From his beloved '59 Strat to his stable of ultra-delicate steampunk guitars, Rick Springfield discusses his guitar journey, and his mission to buy up every instrument he had to part with

The pedal-avoiding Jessie’s Girl songwriter recalls some of his best and worst purchases, and his experiences working with Neil Giraldo and Dave Grohl

Guitar World · Oct 25, 2024

“My old drummer said, ‘Hey, I’ve got this friend. He’s got a ’59 Strat, and he needs money. He’ll sell it to you for four grand, cash’”: Rick Springfield on the vintage Fender Stratocaster he feels “terrible” about buying

As a bona fide guitar collector, Springfield owns many storied guitars – including his trusty Gibson SG, on which he wrote his career-making hit

Louder · Dec 16, 2023

“When the Boogie Nights scene came on, I said, ‘Man, I think I’ve been in that guy’s house in the early 80s!’”: the rise, fall and porn-assisted resurrection of AOR heroes Night Ranger

Power ballads, bust-ups and Boogie Nights – this is the epic story of Night Ranger

Metal Hammer · Nov 7, 2023

Corey Taylor: My stories of Lemmy, Dimebag Darrell, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Björk and more

Slipknot's Corey Taylor heard the world’s dirtiest joke from Lemmy, hung out with Björk, battled Dave Grohl at table tennis, raided Metallica’s fridge, talked ‘weirdness’ with Mike Patton and almost joined Anthrax

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Satan, scandal and S Club 7: The remarkable story of The Exorcist child star Linda Blair

The former actor was just 14 years old when she terrified a generation of filmgoers as a schoolgirl who spits obscenities and masturbates with a crucifix after being possessed by the Devil. What followed was an Oscar nomination, an arrest and some of the wildest career moves you could imagine.…

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 29, 2023

Rick Springfield sees no musical threat from AI: ‘A computer will never have a soul’

Singer-songwriter, who performs Aug. 31 in Aurora, suspects a digital brain might have concocted the Shakespearean version of ‘Jessie’s Girl’ now making the rounds.

Louder · Aug 23, 2023

"I don't know if she's aware that Jessie’s Girl is about her": The true story of the Rick Springfield song that turned him into a superstar

Rick Springfield's 1981 hit Jessie's Girl elevated him from soap star to new wave icon - he recalls how the song came to life, and the girl who inspired it

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