Rick Springfield

The whole point of me doing a Christmas record and what I centered it around was the song 'Christmas with You' from the point-of-view of the soldiers in Iraq.

I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.

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

They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time.

I went to America and got into a band, had success, had hits in Australia.

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

I'll watch any show on the History Channel.

I mean I was famous for nothing.

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships.

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

I'd say that after my father passed my writing changed, it went deeper. Most would say 'matured' but I don't think I'd use that word in relation to my progress. I think 'change' is a little more accurate.

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

I think good art does come from a dark place.