"On Feb. 8, I came to the end of a 26-year watchful, waiting odyssey that culminated in 12 hours of massively invasive open heart surgery," Weinberg said in an interview with Fancast.
At the age of 59, the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1974 says it ultimately came down to family and his health.
"Frankly, I do prefer living in New Jersey and that was one of the problems I had. I love playing in L.A., but my kids and my wife are back East, and we live part of the time in Italy, so it was hard to structure my life (and have a job in Los Angeles)," he explained.
TBS confirmed Tuesday that Andy Richter will continue as Conan O'Brien's sidekick on the late night star's new cable show, "Conan."
In a statement, Richter said that he was excited to make the transition to the new show. "However, I am mostly looking forward to getting out of the house again," he added.
It's been cloak & dagger at Conan HQ as we get ready for the premiere of "Conan" on TBS... UNTIL NOW. On October 20th, 2010, at 1pm EST/10am PST, we're shoving a camera in the stairwell of our comedy bunker and broadcasting the crazy -- LIVE for 24 hours! Who's gonna show up? Dancing tacos? What's gonna happen? Intern Twister? Tune in and find out, Internets!
Pretty uninteresting so far, La Bamba did a jigsaw puzzle for 5 minutes.
