Richard Marx Quotes

I really didn't have any plans to record prior to doing My Own Best Enemy.

I've never, ever in my life enjoyed playing live the way I am now.

Too caught up in me to see, I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given to me. I'll try and show you each and every way I can, now and forever, I will be your man.

And to any new fans we made along the way, I say ... welcome to our party. It's just starting to get going.

It don't mean nothing til you sign it on the dotted line.

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.

I've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.

It's funny; Luther and I have written many songs together, but we've never written songs in the same room.

In the past, there has always been so much pressure about carrying a show and promoting a record.

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.

But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever.

People take songs so literally.

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I don't think I've ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart the way that these do.

I can't wait to front my band with these new songs and play for fans, but I've decided to keep my day job too.

I love when people get songs wrong. I love when people take something from a song that's totally not what I intended!

Take a good look around and you'll find people trying to mess with your mind.

I fell off stage and bruised some ribs. The worst part was that the audience didn't realize I was gone.

It never ceases to amaze me that I get to do this for a living.

Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.

I don't think it is pressure but I am aware sometimes, especially on this new album, that people were going to really pay attention.

To me, there was no better drummer than Jeff Porcaro. His musicianship and kindness to me will never be forgotten. Our loss is heaven's gain

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.

I didn't want my last chapter to be the guy who sits at the piano and sings love songs.

I saw your smile and my mind could not erase the beauty of your face.

The lonely heart you see tonight will not give up without a fight.

I'm now so keenly aware that I have everything to prove and nothing to lose.

But I'm just having fun playing and giving Botox injections to the older songs.

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.

I understand that, but this disc shows the type of music that I've always liked and wanted to make.