Rick Springfield has been married for greater than three many years. He's opening up about his wife, Barbara Porter, on 'Just B With Bethenny Frankel.'
For decades, Rick Springthorpe, who is best recognized by his performing identify, Rick Springfield, has been releasing music, touring world wide, and dealing on top TV shows.
The musician celebrated the 40th anniversary of his fifth studio album, "Working Class Dog," in Feb. 2021. The album featured the hit track "Jessie's Girl," which went to the No. 1 spot in the U.S. and earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
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Now, the music is getting a brand new life as a well-liked sound on TikTok.
Outside of his skilled accolades, Rick has a lot to rejoice in his personal existence as well. The singer has been married to Barbara Porter for decades. He opened as much as Bethenny Frankel about how he makes his relationship last on the Just B With Bethenny Frankel podcast.
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Rick Springfield says he wasn't always "the good guy in the relationship" with his wife, Barbara.
During his look because the guest on the Aug. 17 episode of Bethenny's podcast, Rick discusses his relationship with Barbara Porter at length. The couple first met at Sound City Studios in California. Rick was recording song there (it's the place he worked on "Jessie's Girl" and "Working Class Dog") whilst Barbara labored on the entrance table.
"I was seeing another girl at the time," he says on the podcast. "When I split up with her, I started dating Barbara."
Several years when they met, Rick and Barbara wed in 1984. The spouses have two sons grownup in combination, Liam and Joshua Springthorpe.
"She's amazing. She's one of those people that everybody loves, and she's absolutely truthful," Rick says about his wife's absolute best qualities. "She's an absolute people person, and that's her passion. She's an incredible spirit."
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As for a way the two set up to stay their relationship robust after just about 37 years of marriage, Rick says that they find it necessary to seek counseling and recommendation.
"I wasn't always the good guy in the relationship. We've weathered some storms, as any relationship has, but we've also had a great, close connection — and we've maintained that," he explains. "A couple of times, we've gone to people we know and counselors and that to help us through rough spots. I'm a big believer in that, too. ... You go to a third person that you respect."
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In addition to getting steering from professionals or from trusted family members, Barbara and Rick merely enjoy being around one any other.
"I like being with her," Rick says. "The one thing I've found over this lockdown is that we have a great relationship, and we really like each other."
The "Jessie's Girl" singer additionally talks new music, and his favorite present artists on 'Just B With Bethenny Frankel.'
While his candor about his marriage is a focal point in the Just B With Bethenny Franke; episode, Rick could also be opening up about his next strikes, and the present singers he believes are actually creating new sounds.
He notes that he's running on a brand new album and that he re-recorded "Working Class Dog" for the fortieth anniversary.
"I've been doing a lot of recording in the lockdown," he says about feeling inspired right through the time. "I've done three albums already, here."
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Later on within the episode, Rick admits that a large number of current best songs make the most of the similar chord progressions. However, he does think that there are a couple of artists who set themselves with the exception of the remaining.
"Someone comes along like Lewis Capaldi, and I go, 'Holy s--t, there's still room for someone to do something different,'" Rick adds on the podcast.
He additionally commends Billie Eilish for her talent to be "stepping out of the norm."
You can concentrate to Bethenny's chat with Rick here.
New episodes of Just B With Bethenny Frankel, which is an iHeartRadio podcast, pop out weekly. It will also be streamed on all main platforms.
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