One of the most recognisable faces of 80s music, Springfield first exploded to fame in 1981 with Jessie’s Girl, which received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and hit number one on the charts in the US and Australia.
Springfield then went on to praise Taylor Swift for trying to seize back control of her publishing rights from a predatory music business.
Springfield said his own bad luck with publishing rights is ‘just the way of the world,’ but was clear that he admires the efforts younger artists like Swift are making to have creative control of their work.
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Iconic Jessie’s Girl singer Rick Springfield recently revealed that he was ‘preyed on’ at the beginning of his career.
