But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997. – Richard Marx
I have complete freedom, and there’s no way to get pigeonholed or bored. What could be better than that? – Richard Marx
It’s funny; Luther and I have written many songs together, but we’ve never written songs in the same room. – Richard Marx
I don’t think I’ve ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart the way that these do. – Richard Marx
As a songwriter, there’s nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn’t really celebrate, because it wasn’t right. Luther wasn’t standing next to me, to receive the award. – Richard Marx
So it was just a case of getting a bunch of songs that I had been writing for years but hadn’t recorded together, and the result was My Own Best Enemy. – Richard Marx
I fell off stage and bruised some ribs. The worst part was that the audience didn’t realize I was gone. – Richard Marx
And to any new fans we made along the way, I say… welcome to our party. It’s just starting to get going. – Richard Marx
The only thing that’s a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if it’s a new song, it’s a reflection of what you’re feeling or going through now. – Richard Marx
I didn’t want my last chapter to be the guy who sits at the piano and sings love songs. – Richard Marx
When things are too easy I lose interest in them so I find ways to complicate them to get myself interested. – Richard Marx
I’m happy, I would say that I’m one of the happiest people I know but I’ve certainly had periods of profound sadness, depression and heartache and those are the kind of things that are interesting to me to write about. – Richard Marx
In the past, there has always been so much pressure about carrying a show and promoting a record. – Richard Marx
One time Robert Plant was set to check into the same room after I checked out, so I removed every light bulb and ordered up a bunch of stinky cheese and put it under the mattress. – Richard Marx
I love when people get songs wrong. I love when people take something from a song that’s totally not what I intended! – Richard Marx
But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever. – Richard Marx
My joke, which isn’t really a joke, is that there will be one of two tours: the tour for the album that does well, or the tour for the album that stiffs. – Richard Marx
