Late, Late at Night
by Rick Springfield
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Author: Rick SpringfieldEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2010-10-12
ISBN: 1439191158
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Touchstone
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- ISBN13: 9781439191156
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "A Class-Act Rock Star!"
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember turning on "General Hospital" one day (it was my favorite soap along with 12 million other daily viewers as it was the #1 rated show) and saw a new hearthrob named Dr Noah Drake. Not only could the guy act, but he was extremely good-looking. It wasn't long before I picked up some soap magazines and discovered who the guy playing Noah was. He was none other than the author of this highly insightful memoir, Rick Springfield. For a whole generation of people who watched soaps in the early eighties and who listened to music, Rick Springfield was the ultimate rock star. He had it all.
In this very candid and long-awaited biography, Rick takes us on the journey of his fascinating life. Born in Austrailia, Rick was always impressed with music. He also loved to write his own material and it wasn't long before he started his own band and began playing for Vietnam vets. Eventually, his music took him to Los Angeles where he had his first mega hit called "Speak To The Sky" that went to #14 on Billboard, but because of poor management and trouble at various record labels Rick found his singing career stalled. To pay the bills he began taking acting lessons and it wasn't long before he started popping up on various network primetime shows like "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Hardy Boys". Eventually, by 1980 Rick had signed with giant RCA Records and in 1981 he began his most famous role on "General Hospital". Rick became one of the few soap stars in North America to have a career on the small screen while having huge hits on Billboard, most notably his self-penned "Jessie's Girl" that would win him a Grammy. Gloria Monty, the executive producer who hired him, had no idea he was even a singer until Rick was cast in the role.
In these pages of "Late, Late at Night" Rick takes us through his amazing journey. Just when America thought he had everything Rick had been suffering for years with depression, something that has plagued him his whole life. Most shocking in these pages is how Rick dealt with that depression. While most deal with dark moments and mood swings by drowning themselves in alcohol or drugs, Rick became addicted to sex with women. He discusses how he always felt good after sleeping with the opposite sex (sometimes two or more a night) as having orgasms made him feel alive and needed. While battling his depression and addiction and dealing with thoughts of suicide Rick had to pull himself together, memorize thirty pages of dialogue daily for the soap, embark on constant touring on the weekends to promote his singles for the record company, all the while maintaining his personal life. He became involved with his current wife in 1980 who knew of his infidelities, yet stood by him and helped him overcome his shortcomings.
After leaving "General Hospital" Rick starred in his first motion picture called "Hard To Hold" where he played a rock star. However, both critics and fans panned the film and it wasn't long before Rick realized he had to stop everything in his career and get help with his life-long illness.
An extremely well-written book, "Late, Late at Night" will satisfy the most ardent of biography enthusiasts, while at the same time pleasing all of Rick's fans. It not only is an excellent bio, but a well-written account on someone's struggle with depression, an illness that has been hidden too long because most are ashamed they are inflicted with such a disorder. Rick writes how he copes with his problem, and how he has successfully won his battle with it.
"Late, Late at Night" peaked at #10 on the New York Times Best Sellers List on October 29, 2010 in the Hardcover Non-Fiction category.
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