Dallas County Living Well Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 11

anything in a role that’s really not you. I get the same
kind of charge after finishing a scene I feel like I nailed
as I do after writing a song.”
Last year, Springfield pushed his creative boundaries
even farther with the release of his first fiction novel and
New York Times Best Seller Magnificent Vibration. “Being a journalist was the first thing I ever wanted to be,”
Springfield says. “So, putting out more avenues out there
and trying my hand as a writer wasn’t as big as a sidestep as some people might have thought.”

HIS WELL-BEING

Long ago, the now 65-year-old Springfield realized the importance of keeping in shape both physically and mentally.
So whether running across the stage with a guitar swung
around his neck or stopping to spend some cherished quiet
time with his family, Springfield continues in his attempt to
live life as well as he can.
“I have always been able to keep in relatively good shape
thanks to all the aerobic stuff I end up doing on stage,”
remarks Springfield, who also practices meditation and visualization. “But I really started watching what I ate when
I was 25 years old, just around the time my dad got sick.
(Springfield’s father died in 1981) I have read a lot of
books on the good and bad of eating, and on the road it

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