Rick Springfield Talks Butt Trial, Meryl Streep and What You Didn't Know About 'Jessie's Girl'

Before his show at NIU's Convo Center, Rick Springfield got wild with the Steve Shannon Show. Here's the entire un-edited conversation.

This picture was taken right after I told him, "we both 'out-kicked' our coverage when we married two beauties from Beloit, WI."

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Our 20 minute conversation with Rick Springfield covered MANY topics:

Recording Jessie's Girl and who actually played guitar on that song. Do you know?
Working with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) on the Sound City recording studio documentary, the studio where Rick recorded the albums, Working Class Dog, Hard To Hold soundtrack and Living In Oz.
The trial that proved his butt did NOT cause some woman brain damage. And you won't believe what she asked for after the trial.
His new movie Ricki and the Flash with Meryl Streep that opens August 7, 2015. He share a couple surprising things about Meryl Streep
The toughest part of working on a soap opera. And why he thinks General Hospital producers are "out of their minds."
His next album and when it's coming
His 2nd book Magnificent Vibration, his first work of fiction
His opinion of Midwestern girls
... much more!