Depression doesn’t go away if you become a big star.īut depression is just one of many things I’ve had to deal with. “The lie of success is that it will fix what’s broken inside. “Depression has been something that I’ve had to deal with my entire life,” Springfield said while calling from Aurora, Illinois. Springfield, 74, detailed the ups and downs of a fascinating career throughout his memoir. Rick Springfield admitted to being hampered by the same condition with his engrossing and revelatory biography “Late, Late at Night” in 2010. Not long after “Born to Run,” Bruce Springsteen’s exceptional memoir that was published in 2016, the rock icon was lauded for revealing that he has suffered from depression his entire life.