Singer Rick Springfield Reveals He Has Brain Damage From A Fall 25-Years Ago, Tried LSD & Ketamine For Depression

Jacob BarkerMarch 16, 2025, 9:11 pmHome Featured, News >

Rick Springfield recently opened up about a brain injury he sustained from a fall at a Las Vegas concert in 2000 that left him brain-damaged.

Springfield, 75, recently had a whole body MRI scan that revealed the damage to his brain 25 years earlier. “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 told People, explaining that the MRI scan uncovered the lingering effects from the incident. “I thought I had just broken my wrists, but on the scan, I found out I have some brain damage from the fall, so I’m working on trying to repair that.”

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Springfield recalled that his deceased father, Norman Springthrope, passed away from an ulcer because he never had it checked out.

“My dad died from not wanting to know. He thought he had stomach cancer for years and never got it checked out,” Springfield said. “When 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.”

“That was a giant message to me,” Springfield continued. “If you want to live long, you have to be prepared for some bad news now and then. I could find out I have terminal cancer tomorrow and be dead in a year, but I can only do all I can.”

Springfield said that his approach to health has served him well. Despite being halfway through his 70s, the singer says he still feels in his 20s.

Springfield now takes special care to protect his body, exercising every day and cutting back on his alcohol consumption. “I was drinking quite a bit, and as you get older, it’s a natural thing to drop all that s—; I’m not [in] AA – I mean, I know a lot of people it’s worked for,” he said. “I’ll have a couple of sips of vodka or something when I’m onstage, but I don’t drink any other time.”

The revelation also had an impact on Springfield’s mental health. He has been battling depression since he was a child and admitted that drinking less has had a positive effect. He admits to experimenting with ketamine and LSD treatments and found some success with the latter.

“I did acid, and that was a little better. I hadn’t done that since I was in my 20s, but it was a great high,” Springfield said. “I don’t mean to push drugs on anyone, but I’m not averse to anything that helps me be happier and a better person. I could use some that are held in that area. I’m always searching.”