Richard Marx Quotations

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

I've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.

What a gift, after all these years, to feel what it's like to go out every night and play my music simply because I wish to. No agenda. No pressure. Just... .do it.

I am having fun being an artist, and I'm looking forward to touring with my band, and playing the new and old songs live.

But when I recorded my own album, I realized how much I missed singing my own songs.

Whatever people exist who would actually look forward to a new album by me might be a little put off by this one.

People are going to misinterpret some of these songs and I think that's kind of cool.

Even if the record is really successful, it's not going to change my future as a producer; if it means recording another record, great.

These medicines affect all skeletal bones, but they're most concentrated in the jaw.

Creatively speaking, the past five or six years have been the most fun of my career.

I'm more proud of these lyrics than I've been with any other album, but they can be a little uncomfortable for me to listen to.

I really don't and I don't know how many years I've been making records, 17 years or whatever, I don't think I've ever picked a favourite.

I had been working on this album for quite some time and I actually signed with EMI/Manhattan prior to the Grammy win.

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

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

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

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

People take songs so literally.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.