Richard Marx Quotes

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've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.

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.

I've never written a song that I thought was a hit.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I think really what I'm saying is that I thrive on adversity.

When things are too easy I lose interest in them so I find ways to complicate them to get myself interested.

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

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.

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

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'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.

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.

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

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

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

People take songs so literally.

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

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.

I think I do better when things are a little tougher.

I have complete freedom, and there's no way to get pigeonholed or bored. What could be better than that?