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

- Richard Marx

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.

- Richard Marx

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

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

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

- Richard Marx

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

- Richard Marx

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

- Richard Marx

I've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.

- Richard Marx

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

- Richard Marx

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

- Richard Marx

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

- Richard Marx

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

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

- Richard Marx

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

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

- Richard Marx

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

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.

- Richard Marx

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

People take songs so literally.

- Richard Marx

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

- Richard Marx