{"id":1777,"date":"2025-03-10T17:55:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/?p=1777"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:03:02","slug":"rock-icon-rick-springfield-just-discovered-he-has-brain-damage-25-years-after-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/rock-icon-rick-springfield-just-discovered-he-has-brain-damage-25-years-after-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock icon Rick Springfield just discovered he has brain damage 25 years after fall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rick Springfield revealed he suffered brain damage 25 years after a painful fall (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rick Springfield has opened up about the shocking moment that he was told he had brain damage, more than two decades after suffering a painful 25ft fall.<\/p>\n

The 75-year-old singer, most known for his hit Jessie\u2019s Girl<\/a>, has been a staple of the music industry for years, having started his career off in the 60s.<\/p>\n

In a new interview, he revealed that he underwent a whole-body MRI scan recently, which uncovered untreated injuries 25 years after hitting his head while on stage in Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018I fell 25 feet, hit my head and then wood came down and hit my head, and then my head hit the stage again,\u2019 he recalled. \u2018I 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.\u2019<\/p>\n

Rick didn\u2019t go into further details about the brain damage he has been facing, but shared that he wants to know everything that may be physically wrong with him \u2013 while his family are the opposite.<\/p>\n

\u2018My dad died from not wanting to know,\u2019 he continued to People Magazine<\/a>. \u2018He thought he had stomach cancer for years and never got it checked out.<\/p>\n

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Rick shared that he fell ’25 feet’ while on stage in Las Vegas (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018When he finally collapsed one day at home, they found out it was an ulcer that burst, and he died from the loss of blood. It could have been fixed if he had gotten it checked out.<\/p>\n

\u2018That was a giant message to me: If you want to live long, you have to be prepared for some bad news now and then.\u2019<\/p>\n

The musician insisted that he still feels as though he\u2019s in his 20s, and goes above and beyond to make sure he\u2019s still in top physical shape.<\/p>\n

In fact, he confirmed that he exercises on a daily basis, and has cut back on alcohol \u2013 and now only has \u2018a couple of sips\u2019 when he\u2019s on stage.<\/p>\n

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