Rick Springfield

RICK SPRINGFIELD MUSIC TIMELINE

RICK SPRINGFIELD AUTOBIOGRAPHY

In Late, Late at Night, Rick takes readers inside the highs and lows of his extraordinary life. By turns winningly funny and heartbreakingly sad, every page resonates with Rick’s witty, wry, self-deprecating, brutally honest voice. On one level, he reveals the inside story of his ride to the top of the entertainment world. On a second, deeper level, he recounts with unsparing candor the forces that have driven his life, including his longtime battle with depression and thoughts of suicide, the shattering death of his father, and his decision to drop out of the limelight at the absolute peak of fame. Having finally found true balance, Rick’s story is ultimately an uplifting one, thanks to his passion for music, a deep love of his wife of twenty-six years and their two sons, and his life-long quest for spiritual peace. Visit www.latelateatnight.com for book related multimedia, print and audio excerpt, reviews, online retailers and more.

RICK SPRINGFIELD HISTORICAL TIMELINE

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2013

Rick hits the road with the Sound City Players live show across the US and to the UK, along with Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear along with Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Lee Ving of Fear, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, Corey Taylor of Slipknot and more to promote the release of the Dave Grohl directed documentary movie “Sound City”. During Rick’s segment of the show, Rick performs several hits with Foo Fighters as his backing band, including ‘Love Is Alright Tonite’, ‘I’ve Done Everything For You’, ‘Jessie’s Girl’, and the FooFighters/Rick Springfield collaboration, ‘The Man That Never Was’. Dave Grohl tells crowds that performing ‘Jessie’s Girl’ with Rick Springfield completes another item on his bucket list. Dave also coins the term, “Rick F#$@ing Springfield”.

Rick appears at Sundance Film Festival and SxSw Music Festival screenings with Dave Grohl for ‘Sound City Players’ performances to promote the ‘Sound City” documentary.

‘Sound City Players’ appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Ellen Show. Rick performs with Foo Fighters on both shows.

Registration for the next fan getaway begins. “Rick Springfield & Friends: Destination Port St. Lucie” is November 14-18, 2013 at Club Med Sandpiper Bay.

Dave Grohl hosts “Chelsea Lately” in place of the vacationing Chelsea Handler with Rick is his special guest.

Rick appears on ABC’s “The View”, as a “mystery guest” on Anderson Cooper’s show, “Anderson Live” and as a special guest with Katie Couric on “Katie”.

New European dates are announced including concerts Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, and the UK.

A special all-acoustic version of “Songs for the End of the World” is released.

Rick lends his talents to the “Rock Against MS” benefit concert in Los Angeles.

Rick returns to ABC’s ‘General Hospital’ for a special episode which features a performance by Rick and his band.

Rick announces the publication of his first novel, ‘Magnificent Vibration’, slated for release in May 2014 by the Touchstone imprint of Simon & Schuster.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame announces that Rick will receive his long overdue and well deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014.

The independently produced fan documentary, ‘An Affair Of The Heart’ is released on DVD and DVD
blu-Ray.

Rick records a special performance for The A.V. Club, featuring an acoustic solo performance of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well”.

2012

Rick writes and records a song with Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters for Dave Grohl’s forthcoming documentary, “Sound City” which will chronicle the legendary Van Nuys, California studio and the bands and artists who recorded there. Rick is also interviewed by Dave about his Sound City experiences for the documentary.

Rick appears as a special guest on the hit TV show, “Hot In Cleveland”.

Rick and his band head in to the studio to begin work on the next studio record, recorded at Henson Studios and The Black Lagoon in Los Angeles.

RickSpringfield.com launches the “ROCKSTAR” promotion, inviting fans to watch an instructional video by Rick on how to sing the chorus from “I Hate Myself” from the forthcoming new album. Over 800 fans submit videos and audio of themselves singing the line for inclusion as a “mass chorus of voices” in the song as well as a special :30 minute bonus track version of the song.

Rick returns to ABC’s General Hospital as “Dr. Noah Drake” for two episodes which air March 20 and 21.

Rick is a special guest at the Indianapolis 500, appearing in the Indy 500 Parade.

Darryl Cotton, Rick’s Zoot bandmate and friend, passes away on July 27, 2012. Rest in peace, Darryl.

The track list for the soundtrack to ‘Sound City Movie’ is revealed. ‘Sound City – Real To Reel’ includes “The Man That Never Was” by Rick Springfield, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mandel & Pat Smear and Matt Bissonette.

Rick releases his next album, “Song for the End of the World”, in four (4) unique versions, each with bonus digital content accessed by a free interactive app. Initial critical reviews are exceptionally and overwhelmingly positive and the album garners a 100% 5 star rating on Amazon and iTunes.

A one-of-a-kind interactive animated “steampunk” inspired web site is launched at RickSpringfield.com, complete with a countdown to the “end of the world”, to introduce fans to the new album and each of the four (4) versions.

Rick begins a media blitz for “Songs for the End of the World” which includes appearances on vh1’s Morning Buzz, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Jeff Probst Show, ACCESS Hollywood, ABC News, FOX News, The Talk, Rachel Ray, GOOD DAY LA, GOOD DAY NY, Better TV, and The Nick and Artie Show and more.

Pandemonium ensues when Rick surprises New York City commuters with an impromptu live performance on the New York City subway platform at Penn Station.