Watch Tommy Lee and Joe Rogan Lose It Over Rick Springfield's Viral Shirtless Performance of ‘Jessie's Girl'
Tommy Lee recently appeared on Joe Rogan's ‘The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast, and both of these celebs went nuts over an unexpected performance.
Obviously, the Motley Crue drummer had plenty to say about music and performers. But it was Rogan who brought up an ‘80s icon. The host took out his phone and said to Lee, "You want to see something f***ing inspirational? I'm going to show you something crazy…Have you seen Rick Springfield lately? I'm going to send you a video, and it's going to blow you away. This is literally bananas."
He continues, "This is Rick Springfield. He's 76-years-old. 76. 76 and he's singing ‘Jessie's Girl' like he just wrote it."
And what is Lee's response to the now-viral clip of a shirtless Springfield on stage? Two simple words…"He's ripped!"
As the Springfield frenzy grows, Rogan adds, "First of all, he looks f***ing incredible. Like he's working out every day or something. I mean, I don't even understand it. He looks like a 30-year-old guy. And he's singing the song like he just wrote it. Bro, 76…That's crazy."
After watching more of Springfield's absolutely jaw-dropping performance, Lee says, "That's inspirational." Rogan agrees, sharing, "The passion and enthusiasm is what kills me. This is not a guy who's just like going out there and going through the motions. He's singing that song like he just wrote it."
But the Rick Springfield fan fest doesn't end there. Rogan keeps on going, "A lot of people when they're 76 are basically waiting to die. This dude's on stage with no shirt on, crushing life."
And if you're wondering what Lee thinks life will be like in his mid-70's, the 63-year-old tells Rogan, "I love it. I love it. That's gonna be me still 10 years from now."
He added, "I remember in the ‘80s, there were no old rock stars. Like no one was out there touring who was an old rock star. And then the Stones released a new album. I think it was like ‘88 or ‘89, and everybody was like, ‘Wow, they're going to tour again?' It was almost like, ‘Aren't they done with this?' Like, they're older now. And then it started being a thing, where a bunch of older gyts would like go out on tour that hadn't been on tour in a while. And now it's like, ‘Why are we retiring? Like why would I stop doing the most amazing thing that a human being ever gets to do?"
Lee replied, "That's the best man, you gotta love that. And I think that, I don't know, if you call it a resurgence or just that style of, like, there's certain things that were really great that have stood the test of time."
Tommy Lee and Joe Rogan aren't the only ones who were totally fanning out over Springfield's performance. When the musician shared a clip of the now-legendary shirtless rendition of ‘Jessie's Girl' on his Instagram page, fans flocked to the post, losing it over the 76-year-old and writing comments such as, "Only time I'd consider a 70-year-old as a 50-year-old, definitely optimizing life! Shows passion is everything!", "Amazing. His voice sounds great too! " All the jealous Rick haters of the 80's, take that!" and "Good lord, he's hotter than ever!" Goes to show age doesn't mean a thing!"
Watch the short version of Rogan and Lee's Springfield rave session on the performer's Instagram page and catch the full podcast episode here.
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This story was originally published July 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM.