Rick Springfield

Wait a minute man, who do you think I am? He answered, Mr. Springsteen.

— 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…

— Rick Springfield

The first guitar I ever got was for my 13th birthday.

— 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 think good art does come from a dark place.

— 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 a happy kid up until I hit the teen years.

— Rick Springfield

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.

— Rick Springfield

I was more than just a moody artist.

— Rick Springfield

I get inspired at different times and in different ways.

— Rick Springfield

Music is a 24-hour-a-day thing for me.

— Rick Springfield

I am a closet toy freak. I started chasing after some things as far as Star Wars toys - some very rare…

— Rick Springfield

At this young age I am already sold on the idea of the dog. One of God's absolutely greatest inventions and one…

— Rick Springfield

I've gone pretty high at times so I think the yin yang of that is going pretty low.

— Rick Springfield

I am a bit more of a whore with my acting than I am with my music. I am not a whore…

— Rick Springfield

I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry.

— Rick Springfield

My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication.

— Rick Springfield

I was very fortunate to be at the vanguard of music video.

— Rick Springfield

I've been writing songs since I was 14 years old, and that's my true love.

— Rick Springfield

I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a…

— Rick Springfield

It's a rock 'n' roll thing to have one-night stands.

— Rick Springfield

Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.

— Rick Springfield

I used to cut guitars out of a piece of cardboard to copy the Strat look. I used a backwards tennis racket…

— 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've always treated women well.

— Rick Springfield