Rick Springfield performs at Chevy Court on the opening day of the New York State Fair, Aug. 27, 2015. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.comDennis Nett
A 1980s pop star says he recently found out he has brain damage from a concert fall that occurred 25 year ago.
Rick Springfield told People magazine that he recently got a whole-body MRI scan and learned he has lasting issues related to an on-stage injury suffered in Las Vegas in 2000.
“I fell 25 feet, hit my head and then wood came down and hit my head, and then my head hit the stage again,” Springfield said of the nasty fall. “I thought I had just broken my wrist, but on the scan I found out I have some brain damage from the fall, so I’m working on trying to repair that.”
Springfield, 75, said he’s eager to know as much as he can about his health after his father “died from not wanting to know.” Billboard reports Springfield’s dad thought he had stomach cancer for years but refused to see a doctor; it turned out to be an ulcer that burst and could have been fixed, Springfield said.
“If you want to live long, you have to be prepared for some bad news now and then,” he said. “I could find out I have terminal cancer tomorrow and be dead in a year, but I can only do all I can do.”
The 2000 incident isn’t the only time Springfield had a fall. He made national news in 2015 when he was sued by a Liverpool woman who claimed he injured her with his butt when he fell on her at a 2004 New York State Fair concert. A jury ruled in Springfield’s favor in Syracuse court.
Springfield, also known for his work as an actor on “General Hospital,” “True Detective,” “Supernatural” and other movies and TV shows, still tours today including an upcoming July 5 concert in Western New York. He told People that he still feels young thanks to daily exercise, a mostly pescatarian diet and cutting back on alcohol.
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