RICK SPRINGFIELD - ROCK OF LIFE NETWORK

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Rolling hot off the presses is Rick's paperback version of Late,Late At Night. Included in this edition will be 16 pages of new photo's along witha new front and back cover. Pre-order your copy of this "New York Times Bestseller" today!

 

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Rick Springfield said it took him years to realize that his depression was more than just a case of artistic sensitivity.

"Until 'Jessie's Girl' and all the success ... I thought I was just a moody artist," he said on Good Morning America, "Once I achieved a lot of what I thought I wanted to achieve ... it hit me. Depression came roaring back.I realized what I thought would heal me, which is success and my dreams come true, doesn't heal you. That's was when I truly labeled that I was more than just a moody guy."

Springfield, was 17 when he fought the first skirmish in his battle with depression. The outwardly sunny soul reveals in his new memoir,"Late,Late At Night " which hits stores today, about his dark attempt to take his own life.

"I made a noose and went out to the garden shed and put it -- tied it around a rafter and stood on this [chair] ... and kicked it away," he said.

When the rope snapped and he fell to the ground unharmed, he awoke with an appreciation for life and passion for music.

"It changed my life," he said. "I felt like I had a purpose. I felt like I was here for a reason." In light of a rash of teen suicides, Springfield urges kids who are going through dark times to stick it out.

"I really would love to say to the kids on the edge, I know what it's like. You just want out. You want the pain to stop. Give yourself a year," he said on "Good Morning America." "Your life will change. Nothing remains the same. I would have missed out on a lot of amazing stuff in my life."

After his failed suicide attempt, Springfield, an Australian by birth, headed to the U.S. By 1980 he was nearly broke when he landed a record deal and was cast as Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital" -- a role that put him in the spotlight but paid only $500 a week.

Springfield went on to sell more than 20 million albums. "Jessie's Girl" is just one of his 17 Top 40 hits.

"I wrote a song that was a breakthrough song," he said. "I am very proud of that song."

"Jessie's Girl" was voted the No. 1 karaoke song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.

 


 


 

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Noah Drake arrived at General Hospital and quickly developed a reputation of being a playboy doctor. Young, handsome, successful and charming were just a few of his attributes that attracted the women of Port Charles including nurse, Bobbie Spencer. Having just gotten over the death of her fiancé, Roy DiLucca. Frustrated by Noah's inability to tell her that he loved her, Bobbie took desperate measures to keep Noah. She faked blindness in an effort to gain his affection. Unfortunately, in the end, the lie spelled the end of their relationship. On the rebound from his failed relationship with Bobbie, Noah took an interest in sexy Tiffany Hill. When Bobbie returned to work, Tiffany was the only one not happy to see her back at General Hospital. She had good reason to worry about Bobbie. Bobbie and Noah briefly reconciled. After their relationship ended for a final time, Noah tried to seduce Tiffany. Tiffany and Noah started to make love but at the last moment, Tiffany pulled away.

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No matter how hard they try, some Rick Springfield Fans won't ever forget the first time they seen him.

He wasn't a big hit in the U.S. until the early 80's. Most know him from either GeneralHospital or when "Jessie's Girl" was released. Here's a look at Rick just a few years before that.