Richard Marx Quotes

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

Happy, Sadness, Depression

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

Nothing, Everything, Lose

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

Find, Easy, Lose

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

Made, Party, Along

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

Winning, Nothing, Song

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

Fun, Giving, Older

But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997.
Richard Marx

Dad, Died, Close

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

Success, Business, Once

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

Wanted, Whatever, Album

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.
Richard Marx

Job, Play, Wait

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

Love, Last, Guy

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

Songs, Pick, Apart

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

Off, Realize, Worst

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

Freedom, Bored, Complete

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

Love, Wrong, Song

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

Best, Enemy, Plans

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

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

Saying, Adversity, Thrive

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

Music, Understand, Wanted

I've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.
Richard Marx

Loved, Groups, Coldplay

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

Thought, Song, Written

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

Life, Live, Playing

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

Past, Show, Pressure

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

Living, Amaze, Ceases

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

Funny, Together, Same

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Nationality: American

Born: September 16, 1963

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