The place can I discover a yawner like that?
Eighties pop-rock icon Rick Springfield referred to as out NBC host Craig Melvin for yawning throughout his Wednesday interview on the “3rd Hour of Today.”
The “Jessie’s Girl” vocalist was simply over 90 seconds into the stay section discussing the ’80s hit when he observed Melvin yawn off-camera.
The Grammy-winner gave the impression to be distracted as he tried to proceed talking, however then he paused, turned to Melvin and requested the anchor a direct query with the cameras rolling.
“Am I boring you?” Springfield requested.
“I actually-you’re not at all,” Melvin replied. “I apologize.”
“It’s early, don’t worry about it, I’ll yawn too,” Springfield joked.
Melvin tried to clarify that he wasn’t yawning and claimed “it was a cough,” however his response was overshadowed by laughter from his co-hosts, Al Roker and Jill Martin.
The “Today” Present” present weatherman tried to maintain the interview transferring alongside and the second handed rapidly.
The music icon continued to joke with the hosts throughout the section as he promoted his “I Want My ’80s Tour” and his biggest hits album, which was launched in late February 2025.
Regardless of the awkward begin, the interview ended on a excessive notice with Roker enthusiastically saying, “Rick Springfield, I had no idea you were so funny, by the way. Come back, come back anytime!”
Springfield seemingly doesn’t seem to have arduous emotions in regards to the state of affairs, as he gave the present a shout-out on his Fb web page.
“Had a fun time with the gang at the Today Show this morning!” Springfield wrote.
“You were hilarious. Although, remind me not to yawn if you’re around…..” one fan quipped within the remark part of the Fb put up.
Throughout the interview, Springfield additionally opened up about discovering he had a mind harm after an onstage fall throughout a 2000 present in Las Vegas.
“I fell actually 25 feet through a steel stage,” Springfield shared.
The singer-songwriter claimed he “was supposed to be gravity fed on a beam” throughout a stunt on the MGM Grand, however the gear wasn’t “tied” accurately, and he fell and the beam hit him on the top.
The “Love Somebody” singer suffered a damaged wrist and an annual Prenuvo scan revealed that the mishap brought about a mind harm too.
“They found damage in my brain and we’re just watching it,” Springfield mentioned.
The 75-year-old has not let his well being state of affairs sluggish him down.
Springfield will tour till mid-October as a part of the “I Want My ’80s Tour,” and he plans to launch new music, the Submit reported.
“I’m writing a new album now. I have my guitar, keyboard and little recorder out here,” Springfield mentioned on Wednesday. “I put headphones so my wife doesn’t have to listen to the same musical phrase over and over. It’s my therapy and hobby. The new album will be a little heavier. More adventurous. I want to write a bunch of meaningful songs to me with big hooks and some flavor of what’s going on.”
