Rick Springfield started playing piano at age 9. He began playing the guitar at age 13, and writing songs at 14. In 1967, at age 16, Springfield dropped out of high school to begin his professional music career. His first appearance in a band was as a singer/guitarist in the band Rock House. In 1968, the band changed the name to MPD, Ltd, then embarked on a tour of Vietnam to entertain the troops stationed there.
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