A clip of Australian rocker Rick Springfield performing his ’80s hit “Jessie’s Girl” shirtless has drawn praise from fans, including Joe Rogan and Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee.
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Forget about “Jessie’s Girl.” Rick Springfield is the real catch, as far as the internet is concerned.
The Grammy-winning Australian singer has been going viral for his youthful physique after appearing shirtless during a recent performance.
Springfield, who turns 77 next month, proved himself an enduring heartthrob when he sang his ’80s hit “Jessie’s Girl” at the Ruoff Music Center in Indiana on June 14. The singer, clad in black leather pants that showed off his toned torso, performed his signature tune while he rocked out on electric guitar, as seen in concert footage shared on social media.
“He has no business being this hot at that age,” one Instagram user wrote. “Someone [please] get me a drink of water.”
Springfield’s appearance also caught the attention of podcaster Joe Rogan, who pulled up a clip of the rocker’s performance during a June 30 interview with Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.
“This is literally bananas,” Rogan, 58, said as he played Lee the performance. “He’s 76 years old, and he’s singing ‘Jessie’s Girl’ like he just wrote it. First of all, he looks … incredible. Like, he’s working out every day. I don’t even understand it. He looks like a 30-year-old guy.”
Lee, 63, agreed with Rogan’s assessment, calling Springfield “ripped” and “inspirational.” He added, “Good job, bro.”
Springfield opened up about his health in an interview with People magazine last March, revealing that a recent full-body MRI scan had uncovered lingering brain damage from an accident at a Las Vegas concert in 2000.
“I fell 25 feet, hit my head and then wood came down and hit my head, and then my head hit the stage again,” he told the outlet. “I thought I had just broken my wrist, but on the scan I found out I have some brain damage from the fall, so I’m working on trying to repair that.”
The ’80s rocker also shared that he’s cut back on his alcohol consumption in recent years.
“I was drinking quite a bit, and as you get older, it’s kind of a natural thing to drop,” Springfield said. “I’m not [in] AA – I mean, I know a lot of people it’s worked for. I’ll have a couple of sips of vodka or something when I’m onstage, but I don’t drink any other time.”
Contributing: Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY