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

  Depression, Sadness, Writing

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

  Richard Marx

  Romantic, Mind, Your Smile

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

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  Nothing To Lose, Prove, Loses

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

  Richard Marx

  Ribs, Gone, Realizing

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

  Richard Marx

  People, Mind, Trying

  Song: Don't Mean Nothing

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

  Richard Marx

  Enjoy Life, Way, Enjoyed

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• 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

  Richard Marx

  Long Distance Relationship, Inspirational Love, Heart

  Song: I'll Be Right Here Waiting For You

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

  Richard Marx

  Mean, Expression, Lines

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

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  Way, Easy, Interest

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• 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.

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  Song, Reflection, People

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

  Richard Marx

  Song, Written

  "From “Don’t Mean Nothing” to “Dance With My Father”: A Conversation With Richard Marx". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 30, 2012.

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

  Richard Marx

  Success, Congratulations, Forever

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

  Richard Marx

  Past, Records, Pressure

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• 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

  Light, Cheesy, Rooms

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• 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.

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  Relationship, Men, Forever

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

  Richard Marx

  Bored, Way, Complete Freedom

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• 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

  Song, People

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

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  Lonely, Giving Up, Heart

  Song: Lonely Heart, Album: Richard Marx

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

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  Adversity, Thinking, Thrive

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

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  Song, Piano, Guy

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• 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

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  Kindness, Loss, Heaven

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

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  Thinking, Littles

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• 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

  Song, Writing, Years

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• 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.

  Richard Marx

  Thinking, People, Albums

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

  Richard Marx

  Opportunity, Albums, Doing Me

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