Episode #2550
Rick Springfield
Books mentioned
Magnificent Vibration
Mentioned by Rick Springfield · at 02:04:05 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Outliers
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:11:09 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Alice in Wonderland
Mentioned by Rick Springfield · at 02:09:59 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Rick Springfield, Grammy-winning musician and actor, discusses his time performing in Vietnam as a teenager, the psychological impact of war, and his views on aging. He also talks about health practices, his early music career, the story behind 'Jesse's Girl', and his novels about a global plague.
What they talked about
- Playing in Vietnam during the war
- Throwing mortars and killing a VC soldier
- Writing songs about getting older
- Ego, fame, and staying grounded
- Elvis, Colonel Parker, and Michael Jackson
- Health routines: sauna, creatine, diet
- Origin of 'Jessie's Girl'
- Writing novels and song lyrics
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