Submitted photo Rick Springfield is shown at a recent concert.
In 2019, Rick Springfield released his 17th studio album, “Orchestrating My Life,” a review of a lifetime of hits from the Australian-born rocker.
The album is a collection of all the songs the public loves rerecorded with an electrifying mix of rock and accompanied by a full orchestra. It also includes a brand-new song, “Irreplaceable,” a song dedicated to Rick’s mother who passed away in 2017.
The 73-year-old Grammy winner also recently rerecorded his “Working Class Dog” album live for a 40th Anniversary edition. He brings a show full of hits such as “Jessie’s Girl” and others to Brown County Music Center at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 in Nashville.
Previously, Springfield performed with orchestras throughout the United States and the world in support of “Orchestrating My Life.”
Concert reviews for his standard pop-rock shows give him credit for a high-energy performance that even a much-younger Springfield would be proud of.
Last year, Springfield said in interviews that most of his concerts were “wall to wall hits” these days.
“We play the crowd-pleasers,” he told AM FM Magazine.
As a successful writer, he has penned three books.
As a successful actor, he has appeared in productions such as “General Hospital,” “Californication,” “Ricki and the Flash,” “True Detective,” “Supernatural,” and “American Horror Story.”
Apart from his music success, Springfield has long been forthcoming about a decades-long battle with depression and a suicide attempt in his youth. He has called his fight “a lifelong condition.”
In his 2010 autobiography, “Late, Late at Night,” he included details about some of his dark experiences.
Springfield has been married to his wife, Barbara Porter, since 1984. They have two children together, Liam and Joshua.
