I took that time off - I knew it was messing me up, not being connected to a spiritual plane. Rick Springfield More Quotes by Rick Springfield More Quotes From Rick Springfield I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way. Rick Springfield momentsgoneway I don't think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough. Rick Springfield enoughfeelsthinking I think good art does come from a dark place. Rick Springfield darkartthinking Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do. Rick Springfield wanted If you want something you just have to see it and believe in it and not take no for an answer. Rick Springfield want-somethinganswersbelieve Karma is not just about the troubles, but also about surmounting them. Rick Springfield bad-karmagoes-around-comes-aroundkarma I can't imagine that anybody is as screwed up as I am. Rick Springfield imagine-thatscrewed-upimagine As I've gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I'm here because of them and not the other way around. Rick Springfield fansimportantway If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens. Rick Springfield timingspecialhappens You never really shake depression and that's a tough road you have to deal with. Rick Springfield shakesdealstough I love my life, and I love the people that I'm connected to and I love my family and I love what I do, I'm passionate about performing and being onstage. That and meditating and hugging a dog are the only three times I am absolutely sure I will never get a depressed moment. So if I could go from dog-hugging to meditation to being onstage, I'd be good. Rick Springfield love-of-my-lifedogpeople At this young age I am already sold on the idea of the dog. One of God's absolutely greatest inventions and one that needs no more tinkering. The dog is the perfect beast, companion, friend, shoulder to lean on, and scapegoat when too many cookies are missing. And a dog won't hold that against you, either. I am at peace sitting in silence with a dog. Rick Springfield dogperfectideas I used to cut guitars out of a piece of cardboard to copy the Strat look. I used a backwards tennis racket for a while and graduated to the cardboard cutout. Rick Springfield tennisguitarcutting I don't ever expect to be permanently happy. I don't think that's part of the human condition. Rick Springfield human-conditionhumansthinking You're always searching for the thing to heal you, and I thought therapy would give me that. But it didn't - it just helps you recognize your demons. Rick Springfield demonhelpinggiving I meditate. Meditation helps me. Rick Springfield help-memeditationhelping The great thing about meditation is that I don’t ask for anything. Whereas when I pray I always ask for things! Rick Springfield great-thingsmeditationpraying I do have a lot of deep religious iconography. I have crosses all over my house, and there's something very attractive about seeing nuns walking down the street. It's not a sexual thing for me; I know it is for some guys. Rick Springfield guyreligioushouse I don't know any musician, successful or otherwise, that got in it to make money. Or writer, for that matter. You get into it because you love it. Rick Springfield musiciansuccessfulmatter Being a songwriter does not rely on an audience or other band members or a camera. I can just sit in a room and write songs. Rick Springfield cameraswritingsong
