Late, Late at Night

De: Rick Springfield

Narrado por: Rick Springfield

New York Times bestseller! Grammy Award-winning icon Rick Springfield shares the startling story of his rise and fall and rise again in music, film, and television and his lifelong battle with depression.

In a searingly candid memoir which he authored himself, Grammy Award–winning pop icon Rick Springfield pulls back the curtain on his image as a bright, shiny, happy performer to share the startling story of his rise and fall and rise in music, film, and television and his lifelong battle with depression.

In the 1980s, singer-songwriter and actor Rick Springfield seemed to have it all: a megahit single in “Jessie’s Girl,” sold-out concert tours, follow-up hits that sold more than seventeen million albums and became the pop soundtrack for an entire generation, and twelve million daily viewers who avidly tuned in to General Hospital to swoon over his portrayal of the handsome Dr. Noah Drake. Yet lurking behind his success as a pop star and soap opera heartthrob and his unstoppable drive was a moody, somber, and dark soul, one filled with depression and insecurity.

In Late, Late at Night, the memoir his millions of fans have been waiting for, 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 at the absolute peak of fame. Having finally found a more stable equilibrium, Rick’s story is ultimately a positive one, deeply informed by his passion for creative expression through his music, a deep love of his wife of twenty-six years and their two sons, and his life-long quest for spiritual peace.

Insightful and relatable autobiography

I thoroughly enjoyed and sympathized with this. If you think dogs are better people than most humans, you’ll like it, too. Also, anyone who has struggled with depression and addiction will discover that no one is immune, and fame and fortune aren’t fixes for what needs to be healed on the inside.

A book

good read, easy to follow and Ricks voice is better then most narrators. I was not expecting a lot of the book and was a little shocked at some of the stories.

Excellently Written & Read

Rick read this so perfectly! Thanks to The Darkness...the Bastard! I really enjoyed listening, learning & crying too.

It should have been obvious

It should have been obvious Rick is a good storyteller. I grew up loving his music, and hearing his story made me feel like a teenager and fell in love with the man behind the music again! Looking forward to reading his other novels as well now.

Great book

Loved it. Rick shows his true heart. He bares it all good and bad and truly loves his fans.