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Rick Springfield has mentioned he’s nonetheless struggling the implications of his harrowing onstage accident 25 years in the past.
In 2000, the “Jessie’s Woman” hitmaker, 75, was performing in Las Vegas when he took a severe tumble.
“I fell 25 ft, hit my head after which wooden got here down and hit my head, after which my head hit the stage once more,” Springfield recalled in a brand new interview with People.
The Australian-American singer mentioned that for the longest time, he thought he had simply “damaged [his] wrist” within the fall.
Nonetheless, after a latest whole-body MRI scan, he discovered that he nonetheless has some lasting “mind harm from the autumn.”
“So I’m engaged on making an attempt to restore that,” he mentioned.
Whereas Springfield mentioned he understands that many individuals “don’t wish to know what’s fallacious with them,” he defined his curiosity in present process a whole-body MRI stemmed from the circumstances of his father’s dying.
“My dad died from not desirous to know,” he mentioned. “He thought he had abdomen most cancers for years and by no means obtained it checked out. When he lastly collapsed someday at house, they came upon it was an ulcer that burst, and he died from the lack of blood. It might have been mounted if he had gotten it checked out.”
Springfield continued: “That was a large message to me: If you wish to stay lengthy, it’s a must to be ready for some unhealthy information from time to time.
“I might discover out I’ve terminal most cancers tomorrow and be useless in a 12 months, however I can solely do all I can do.”
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The Grammy-winning artist, who in December launched his newest album, Massive Hits: Rick Springfield’s Biggest Hits, Quantity 2, moreover spoke about reducing again his alcohol consumption.
“I used to be ingesting fairly a bit, and as you grow old, it’s form of a pure factor to drop all that s***,” he mentioned. “I’m not [in] AA — I imply, I do know lots of people it’s labored for. I’ll have a few sips of vodka or one thing after I’m onstage, however I don’t drink another time.”
This Might, Springfield is scheduled to embark throughout the U.S. on his I Need My ’80s tour.
