Rick Springfield Interview with Tim Pierce

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2025

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  • @JohnLee-iw1fn
    @JohnLee-iw1fn 9 лет назад +15

    Blown away. I just found you, Tim Pierce. I had no idea you were the genius behind "Runaway" and "Love Somebody": 2 of my all-time favorite guitar solos. It only took 30 years and the internet.

  • @stini777
    @stini777 11 лет назад +4

    Thank you Tim!! As an American "guy" fan of more than 30 years, this might be my favorite RS interview ever. Nothing but gear, music and stories from the road - LOVE IT!

  • @AntarcticGuitarEnthusiast
    @AntarcticGuitarEnthusiast 10 лет назад +36

    Tim Pierce and Rick Springfield still the real deal...

    • @bradford_shaun_murray
      @bradford_shaun_murray 5 лет назад +1

      Solid Gold Flashback: ruclips.net/video/CCCtJVckUqI/видео.html

  • @minpens
    @minpens 5 лет назад +2

    Great Interview! I have been a fan for almost 40 years. I love seeing him so relaxed and getting to see more of his personality.

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад +10

    More interviews coming up :)

    • @KeckArmy
      @KeckArmy 4 года назад

      Tim,
      Is that an ovation tornado behind Rick‘s shoulder on the left-hand side?

  • @roccotanto
    @roccotanto 9 лет назад +21

    We need some lessons about your playing on "Living in Oz" and other Rick Springfield songs - that was some of my favorite playing of the entire 80s!

  • @joeguitar75
    @joeguitar75 9 лет назад +17

    "Rock Of Life" is one of the most important records of my life. It's a shame that Rick had that accident back then so that the album and those songs never really ended up in the public memory. "Tear It All Down" and "World Start Turning" are some of the best rock tracks that never became hits. So thank you Tim & Rick !

    • @timpierceguitar
      @timpierceguitar  9 лет назад +5

      Joe Guitar Thank you Joe! :) #rick-springfield

    • @mtkal1
      @mtkal1 8 лет назад +4

      Oh man. Love Rock of Life. I had loved Oz so much. When that accident happened I was terrified we'd never hear from him again. There was a several year period with that RS accident, Rick Allen lost his arm and Steve Clark died. I thought Rock was over. Of coure if you listen to the radio, it kind of was after that. Thank god Rick got back up like he ALWAYS does.

    • @mtkal1
      @mtkal1 8 лет назад +4

      Tim Pierce is SO right in this. Rick was at the time they were recording this interview, and still is, doing his best stuff. SDAA, VIO, SFTEOTW, and Rocket Science. Eight years later I STILL can NOT get enough of What's Victoria's Secret?

    • @stinky_nut_blast
      @stinky_nut_blast 6 лет назад +2

      World Start Turning. So uplifting.

  • @ChildofDread
    @ChildofDread 11 лет назад +1

    Great inside talk. It is great to know that you both can hang out shoot the shit and play. In world with so many musicians who do not talk to each other this was a great breath of fresh air.

  • @robertadams6895
    @robertadams6895 3 года назад

    Thank u 4 the MUSIC and the INSPIRATION, Mr Springfield! Eye LOVE U!

  • @revkate601
    @revkate601 11 лет назад +2

    I love learning about the production side of making music and hearing the stories behind the music. The "living room" feel of the interview was great; it was one of the most relaxed interviews I've seen Rick do...and thank you for using my question,Tim!

  • @ZoranSandorov
    @ZoranSandorov 4 года назад

    What a wonderfull conversation between two of you dear and good people,respect and love

  • @milojanus
    @milojanus 11 лет назад +1

    TIM, YOU ARE AMAZING! I REMEMBER SEEING YOU SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE AT THE WILTERN A FEW YEARS AGO, RICK CALLED YOU UP ON STAGE,. WHAT A PERFORMANCE!! YOU ARE IN A CLASS ALL BY YOURSELF, DUDE!!!!

  • @gizmokaiba
    @gizmokaiba 7 лет назад +6

    That´s right! Living in Oz...The guitar work...among the best that´s ever played and recorded in the genre.

  • @Supermonkey22
    @Supermonkey22 10 лет назад

    Thank you Tim. You're a shining member of the Fabulous Eels!! My Mom drove me from Monterey, California down to L.A. when I was 10 years old in 1982 to see Rick and you guys at the Universal Amphitheater. An amazing show and one of the best days of my life. Thank you.

  • @lespaulfanofsparta
    @lespaulfanofsparta 11 лет назад +3

    Tim, just so digging the talk and the jam at the end. You two were my guitar heroes over all the great guitar players in the 80s. I poured over Living in Oz. When Rick talks about Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin it's cool to hear you guys talk about a similar admiration. Thanks for getting me started on a pure joy in my life.

  • @TimfromChicago
    @TimfromChicago 9 лет назад +2

    You have done some amazing work with Rick.Affair Of The Heart and Love Somebody are some of my favorites.Rick absolutely rocks as you mentioned in this interview and one of my favorite CDs is his Greatest Hits Alive.

  • @robertadams6895
    @robertadams6895 3 года назад +1

    ALWAYS AMAZING playing, Mr Pierce!

  • @jonlevymusic
    @jonlevymusic 11 лет назад

    Great interview! Just like being a fly on the wall at a casual hang. Looking forward to more videos like this!

  • @mostlyanchors168
    @mostlyanchors168 2 года назад

    Jesus, this immense treasure trove of knowledge that millions can benefit from, yet so few views.

  • @duncansbuddy
    @duncansbuddy 5 лет назад +2

    This is history, love it.

  • @pipertarin68
    @pipertarin68 3 года назад

    Hi Tim, One of the Best Albums, in Rock is Sahara Snow! You, Rick & Bob, are Amazing on it❤ Great talk with Rick too! Blessings & love to ALL,
    Piper

  • @clintarnold8880
    @clintarnold8880 8 лет назад

    Love it! Access to things like this is gold. Being in Western Australia, we miss a lot of tours etc. Hopefully, Rick will tour here one day with his band! Thanks Tim. I try to use a lot of your licks when I play most weeks! Cheers.

  • @libertadradio3036
    @libertadradio3036 11 лет назад

    I really really loved this interview and almost 'forgot' how talented you two guys are and what brilliantly crafted music you made/make....thanks very much Tim !

  • @mikecaldwell4442
    @mikecaldwell4442 4 года назад

    any old friends who spent time together and love each other are a joy to hear talk about anything

  • @dr.hookyeah2883
    @dr.hookyeah2883 11 лет назад +1

    Awesome. In all seriousness, it is nice to sit back and listen to a relaxed conversation with two grown men where they are not trying to act like ignorant 19-year olds.

  • @susansmith9678
    @susansmith9678 3 года назад

    God Blessed Rick because he blessed other ppl...he’s just an awesome guy all around and all his fans love him ❤️

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад

    Thanks Stanley!

  • @jonlevymusic
    @jonlevymusic 11 лет назад

    Anytime, I dig the vids. Please keep 'em coming good sir.

  • @jrwojick
    @jrwojick 3 года назад

    Great interview. Seeing you guys in concert in the 80s...such an amazing show. 🎉 Glad you are still making tunes.

  • @susiewheeler8197
    @susiewheeler8197 Год назад +1

    I had a Zephyr. My friend put a torino engine in it and they said I couldn't start it without my foot on the brake.

  • @bonnieabbzug
    @bonnieabbzug 11 лет назад +1

    It's refreshing to see a celebrity as unassuming as Rick Springfield. I'll always be a fan.

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад

    Thanks Jon

  • @jimjimm2134
    @jimjimm2134 10 лет назад +1

    Great interview, I love seeing old friends talking about back in the day and roasting each other. Rick seems as mellow and laid back as you, I wish I would have went to one of his concerts when you were playing in the band, I'm know you just tore it up. Thanks again for being on youtube now and having you own webpage, you have become my favorite guitarist and online teacher and being in my mid 50's I have had a lot of guys I looked up to "Jimi, Jeff Beck, Alvin Lee, Slash just to name a few. I watch you listen to a song and ad what it needs and were it needs it that turns it from a good average song to an awesome song.

    • @timpierceguitar
      @timpierceguitar  10 лет назад +1

      jim jimm Thanks and thanks for subscribing Jim! Much appreciated :) #rick-springfield

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад

    Thanks David ;)

  • @worker4ever123
    @worker4ever123 11 лет назад

    Great job with the interview! Was so nice to see the both of you together!!

  • @jonesr227
    @jonesr227 10 лет назад +1

    Since this was nostalgic video, let me join in and state that I saw Rick in Sydney with Zoot. One of the songs they played was their national hit at the time "Eleanor Rigby". Hey Rick, I too have moved to the US.

  • @babydaddy1930
    @babydaddy1930 2 года назад

    I really enjoy Tim's channel. What a great player. And Ricks still the same cool guy! Hey Tim did you ever shop at wild west guitars in Albuquerque NM when you lived there? That was a great store...

  • @stanculler
    @stanculler 11 лет назад

    Oh, this is just fantastic. Really a gift to get to watch the two of you talk. I was fascinated to hear about the Marshalls you had made, based on Giraldo's 4140's. I've always been super curious as to what your live rig was like back on those early 80's tours. I also remember seeing lots of Roland JC-120 heads. Is my memory playing tricks on me?
    Thanks, again, for sharing this. I can't wait to see what's to come!

  • @forthwithtx5852
    @forthwithtx5852 4 года назад

    I’m watching this in 2021. Rick is 72, now? I seem to remember Rick being a Teen Hearthrob in the early-mid ‘70’s and even had an animated character series, unless I’m misremembering. I didn’t know any of his music until Jesse’s Girl, etc. Seems like a real guy. I like these types of interviews. Old friends getting together and reminiscing. Being old, myself.

  • @swangonzalez4797
    @swangonzalez4797 3 года назад +2

    Rick is the only human on earth ever to master the deadly art of guitar throw and catch. Others like Yngwie, GE Smith and and Blackmore have done it. But nobody throws it higher and catches it with one hand right when the song ends. He has probably done it more than anyone. Nobody does it better. I wonder how Rick perfected this. Would you happen to know Tim? I mean you must have been with Rick more than anyone else. Wish Rick could shed some light on this. This is the coolest show stunt ever done in all of Rock n Roll. Rick is the King of Pop Rock.

  • @darrelllloyd3290
    @darrelllloyd3290 11 месяцев назад

    That blues jam at the end I would have LOVED to see Luke and Giraldo join in!

  • @randylegend8909
    @randylegend8909 11 лет назад

    You guys need to do 2 or 3 episodes a year together. I really enjoyed all the inside baseball. Very cool. Blessings.

  • @tubemogrifier
    @tubemogrifier 4 года назад

    The songwriting and musicianship on The Snake King album is out of this universe! Cheers! Be well one and all!

  • @leeess239
    @leeess239 8 лет назад

    Thanks for posting this. I find it interesting that Rick names his vehicles. I actually named my 9 year old Ford Escape after him. Alas it was recently totaled. You and Rick are great together. New subscriber from Nashville.

  • @less_concerned1221
    @less_concerned1221 4 года назад +4

    Rick seems to be a cool dude. His book was pretty great too.

  • @pfflyers1
    @pfflyers1 11 лет назад

    Very cool retrospective and still lifelong friends
    Thanks for letting me ease-drop

  • @fiddlefolk
    @fiddlefolk 11 лет назад

    awesome! thank you!

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад

    Thanks Milo :)

  • @BrianAuer
    @BrianAuer 10 лет назад

    Tat was very cool!! man all profession aside, how cool it must be to play on all these great musicians albums. I would love to cut a lead on a Rick Springfield album!! Really inspired to see you doing this man!!

  • @compass4853
    @compass4853 8 лет назад

    Hey fellas - Tim and Rick, awesome electric players! But I have to say, the acoustic jam at the end speaks for your talent. You both need to feature more of this playing. I'm a '53 model whose been playing some sort of music since age five. Love your style of interviewing an old friend and bandmade Tim. Glad I discovered your channel. Can't wait to delve into the old and new. Rock on Sound City!

  • @davidbrinkhurst5359
    @davidbrinkhurst5359 7 лет назад

    Incredible! Thanks for that ;-)

  • @thebreathalyzer
    @thebreathalyzer 4 года назад

    Saw you guys on the tour with Quarterflash, what was that 1984-1985. Great show, you guys rocked!!!! Springfield IL.

  • @SapphireSong91
    @SapphireSong91 11 лет назад

    Rick you look Good in interview! Like Tim Pierce a lot too! Enjoyed it! :-)

  • @rolandmengedoth2191
    @rolandmengedoth2191 3 года назад

    See you in Germany live at "Rock am Ring" (Nürnberg Ring in Germany) in 1985. And already at that time impressed in your guitar playing. There is a live stream of that Gig on RUclips.

  • @DaGrooveMaster
    @DaGrooveMaster 11 лет назад

    One of my heroes interviewing one of my other heroes! So Awesome!! Thank you for this... can we get a part 2? ;)

  • @doopaboop
    @doopaboop 11 лет назад

    Rick always makes for a great interview!!.:) Enjoyed It! Nice and long. Dang... I wish I knew how to play the guitar.

  • @dinnerandamovie
    @dinnerandamovie 2 года назад

    Rick, Tim Pierce is by far the best guitarist you have ever had play in any of your touring bands ( and you have had many decent touring guitarists over the years)

  • @LedoDreadlow
    @LedoDreadlow 10 лет назад +6

    Tim Pierce Guitar I have to ask you this because to be honest, I will never get to ask Rick Springfield myself. About 30+ years ago I saw an interview with Jimi Hendrix where he actually said, "I think that Rick Springfield is the best rhythm guitar player I ever heard". Everyone I tell this to thinks I'm crazy and that I heard wrong, YET recently I read in the book "Jimi Hendrix Experience" that Jimi played with many musicians in his day in the various night clubs in L.A. It mentions a YOUNG Rick Springfield as one of the many musicians he jumped on stage with. This somewhat confirms I heard right. Do you know anything about this? Did Jimi Hendrix say this about Rick Springfield to your knowledge? Anyways, thanks for bringing us some awesome guitar playing. You are one of my favorites!

    • @JP5466
      @JP5466 6 лет назад +2

      Hendrix died in Sept 1970. WTF are you talking about?

    • @QuynhNguyen-zw8uv
      @QuynhNguyen-zw8uv 6 лет назад +2

      rick springfield was a guitarist for an aussie band called Zoot in '69 so it could be a possibilty..

    • @kencooke8139
      @kencooke8139 6 лет назад +1

      @@QuynhNguyen-zw8uv they never went to America though, the deal fell through and they broke up in Australia after. He went to America in '71 or '72 I think ?

    • @myhometucasa5489
      @myhometucasa5489 6 лет назад +1

      I'm new to Tim Pierce....😱I know....been under a stone an all that😎......so after reading up on him and watching some videos....I found out that Hendrix called him the best guitarist he had heard......who knows.....but no offence to Rick Springfield but if Hendrix said that I think he was joking or being sarcastic 🤔

    • @seriouskaraoke879
      @seriouskaraoke879 5 лет назад

      Yeah, well Scotty Moore said that Elvis was a great rhythm player, so...?

  • @therealawakener7
    @therealawakener7 11 лет назад +12

    They should get back together and do one more awesome album that really rocks.

  • @jeffbinnie8325
    @jeffbinnie8325 4 года назад

    Tim's solo in Affair of the Heart kills it

  • @brentdoncliff2845
    @brentdoncliff2845 Год назад

    I've appreciated Rick way back from Zoot, in Australia. Pity the reunion and revitalised line-up with Russell Morris only produced one single. There's still time!!

  • @tomcatt9875
    @tomcatt9875 7 лет назад

    just great

  • @jeffandrewstv
    @jeffandrewstv 5 лет назад

    Great sit down. Two long time friends sharing story's and talking smack

  • @MightyMo519
    @MightyMo519 10 лет назад +1

    Hi Tim, u are a huge influence! Are u going to post lessons of your work from Living in Oz or any of the other work u did with Rick? I would too see u break down the licks and tones from the albums.

    • @klzill
      @klzill 8 лет назад

      Maurice Pringle yes please I second that request ! 🙏

  • @mocarob
    @mocarob 11 лет назад

    Nice job Timmy.. Wish I could have seen you play the LIOZ intro one more time..!

  • @JonathanReevesGuitarist
    @JonathanReevesGuitarist 11 лет назад

    Cool... Very cool.

  • @Memento_HiFi
    @Memento_HiFi 11 лет назад

    Hey Tim from what I've heard Sound city is currently owned and operated by fairfax recordings

  • @Detoxx23
    @Detoxx23 10 лет назад +1

    lol, "we kept it clean"..hilarious!

  • @iansalt8865
    @iansalt8865 3 года назад +1

    Just wish these two would record another proper ROCK record before we all have to leave this mortal coil - Living In Oz has always been my go to album

  • @papasquat355
    @papasquat355 3 года назад +1

    It's fun to see this in Tim's den. As an old school rock guy, I would have preferred the interview take place somewhere more like Naica's crystal cave or in some underwater lair. Let the rock gods play.

  • @JohnLee-iw1fn
    @JohnLee-iw1fn 9 лет назад +1

    Any chance of doing a tutorial for "Love Somebody", Tim?

  • @drewrutberg5393
    @drewrutberg5393 4 года назад

    Tim I'm a 55 year old guy who believes he has good taste in music. Also been playing since i'm five ( always learn a lot from your lessons). I firmly believe if Springfielsd wasn't a good looking guy who was sold to little girls he would be remembered today as one of the greats of power pop.

  • @davetheguitarplayer
    @davetheguitarplayer 11 лет назад

    AWESOME the WHOLE way through! Except, it should've been like an hour longer. =)

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад

    Remember we still have an active Carl Martin contest! You can win one of two Carl Martin Pedals by posting a comment in the Rick Springfield article. Read more here on my website

  • @susiewheeler8197
    @susiewheeler8197 4 года назад +1

    I had a Zepher There was a dilemma whether it was a Ford or Mercury It was Blue

  • @juless3913
    @juless3913 11 лет назад

    Any chance of an interview with all the Fabulous Eels and Rick Springfield together?

  • @RocketRic14
    @RocketRic14 9 лет назад +1

    I have the Guitarland cd, and think it's awesome especially The Good Fight

  • @gerenhill
    @gerenhill 9 лет назад +1

    Can someone tell me what the piece on hardware is that is sitting between the coffee cups? I've seen it before but forgot what it is or what it does and it's driving me nuts because I can't remember.

    • @revolutronic
      @revolutronic 8 лет назад +1

      +Geren Hill This is the Sansui RA 500 reverberation amplifier. Used in the late 70ies early 80ies to create more space in your 2+2 speaker arrangement. It has a real spring tank!
      Above that you´ll find the Sansui RA 900. Gotta love that display ...

    • @seriouskaraoke879
      @seriouskaraoke879 5 лет назад

      @@revolutronic -- Nailed it. I took a screen shot and searched images to no avail. It sure looked familiar (false memory) and I was gonna guess some piece of 1970s quadraphonic gear -- signal processor or some such.

  • @vhollund
    @vhollund 11 лет назад

    Get the old band back together ! :)
    There's a video on youtube with 10 of the old Tim Pierce solo's live with Rick , and they are all completely mind blowing.

  • @jeeves251
    @jeeves251 11 лет назад

    Great interview! What year was this recorded? Rick looks like he's abut 30?

  • @mtkal1
    @mtkal1 8 лет назад +3

    Haha. Rick asked where all the guys were in the 80's at his shows. I'm a guy (51 now graduaded HS in 83) Trust me I was at his concerts in the 80's. Guys would say, "why do you go to his shows? It's just a bunch of chicks taking their bra's off and stuff." I would tell them that first of all, he put on awesome shows, but secondly, they weren't thinking it through very well. Seriously I owe Rick a lot of thanks as the best wing man ever. As an 18 to 25 year old back then if you couldn't get a hot chick that was ready to "rock and roll" after (or at) a Rick Springfield concert, you just weren't trying. Still love his shows. . . and now my lovely wife of course. :-D

  • @wnctube1
    @wnctube1 11 лет назад

    nice National resonator at 14:15

  • @peartfaldo
    @peartfaldo 6 лет назад +1

    I had a Sonata that had 768000+ miles on it. The Hyundai dealer down the street bought it from me and its still on their showroom floor.

  • @naturalkinkycurlymarie7496
    @naturalkinkycurlymarie7496 6 лет назад

    LOVE HIS ACCENT @ 16:46 of the Video. Started at 16:12. His Native Australian Accent comes out from time to time depending on what He's saying.

    • @moxie96
      @moxie96 5 лет назад

      It does slip through sometimes! Particularly when he does actually say the word Australia.

  • @tomfoolery2082
    @tomfoolery2082 5 лет назад

    Great u guys r still friends , mayb its that way more than i kno , but alota times not that way . Cool

  • @minisurfbanana
    @minisurfbanana 3 года назад

    Damn this was 8 years ago.

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад

    2013 :)

  • @Rotorzilla
    @Rotorzilla 11 лет назад

    Do it again, but this time from the hot tub LOL. Is there any of your old songs that you want to rerecord / remix with the tools of today?

  • @walterbishop739
    @walterbishop739 8 лет назад

    So I heard you did some session work on," Don't Dream it's Over", if so maybe you could show some of your magic on that one. Nothing like hearing from the horses mouth so to speak.

  • @toothmaker22000
    @toothmaker22000 10 лет назад +1

    pierce will hurt a guitars feelings! he's badass on the axe!

  • @jackhammer111
    @jackhammer111 2 года назад

    he admits the stuff he wrote as a teenager sucked. So he's another example of someone who was not afraid to suck and he got better. young musicians should take that to heart. Keep writing, keep playing, especially live. take any gig, play open mikes. Playing live focuses you. That does not mean don't study and don't practice, it means you'll learn faster if you play live. earn while you learn.

  • @ronnieborchert4709
    @ronnieborchert4709 5 лет назад +1

    Tim Pierce is one of the greatest guitar players ever. Me and Jeff LaBar (Cinderella) were talking about it one day. The dude is ripping.

    • @Scottocaster6668
      @Scottocaster6668 4 года назад

      Jeff is awesome 👍 Tell him I said hi! 😉

  • @SergioWW1WW2
    @SergioWW1WW2 11 лет назад +1

    nothing sexual .. lol hahaha that was fucking funny !!

  • @dapperdanman1956
    @dapperdanman1956 8 лет назад

    Stand up musicians

  • @bell34748
    @bell34748 5 лет назад

    terrible sound qty?

  • @timpierceguitar
    @timpierceguitar  11 лет назад

    :)

  • @benmaguire4098
    @benmaguire4098 7 лет назад

    will you ever see this feedback ? I like this kind of informal stuff not someone who's never met the guy .. & I know your kind of self effacing but maybe you could get someone else to talk about all the hits you played on . I often never saw sleeve notes etc

  • @mahussein66
    @mahussein66 8 лет назад

    #HILARIUUUSSSSSSSSstoriez
    EXCEPT re lexus
    @tim itz called 'glarin" :)

  • @aundirussell8644
    @aundirussell8644 3 года назад

    Rick is quite the fidgeter lol

  • @fromchomleystreet
    @fromchomleystreet 9 месяцев назад

    Fantastic guitarist. Terrible lighting technician.