Welcome to Top Ten With…, a fun Q&A session where you’ll get to learn all about the music scene’s hottest artists! Today we’ll be speaking with Richard Marx, the renowned singer/songwriter who has penned 13 #1 songs, including hits like “Right Here Waiting”, “Satisfiedâ€, and “Hold On To The Nights”. Just in time for the holidays, Richard is getting into the Christmas spirit with The Christmas EP, a collection of five festive songs. So grab a mug of wassail, pull up a chair, and enjoy our exclusive interview!
Top Ten With Richard Marx
I’m inspired by: Courageousness of any kind.
I realized I wanted to play music when: I could first make a sound at all….
Four songs you might find on my iPod: “Red Rain” by Peter Gabriel; “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire; “To Whom It May Concern” by The Civil Wars; “The Pretender” by Foo Fighters
One word I would use to describe myself: Tweaky
The best part of being a musician is: All the “music” part of it and none of the “business” part.
Right now, I’m most excited about: The new season of “Justified” on FX.
Something most people don’t know about me is: I live to hear and tell REALLY dirty jokes.
One of my happiest moments was: Hearing the last REALLY good dirty joke someone told me.
My music is: Unfairly pigeonholed.
In ten years, I see myself: As… fifty-eight.
The Christmas EP is available on iTunes now – click here to buy it just in time for this weekend’s Christmas celebrations! And Richard Marx wants to see your Christmas spirit in action: Record a video of your family rocking out to “Christmas Spirit” over the holidays, and you could win an exclusive iPad2 loaded with Richard’s music catalog and a congratulations video as well as some of his favorite apps and songs. You have until January 29th, 2012 to enter – click here to learn more and get your entry in!
Oh my gosh, back in the 90’s my mom had the biggest crush on him, and for some reason…lol so did I. He’s still kinda sexy but nothing compared to Adam Levine! 😉 He hasn’t lost his musical touch either!
I love him! &What a cute interview. 🙂
Fun interview.
That was a really fun video and interview! Love the giveaway, I’m going to go check it out 🙂
richard marx was my childhood bestie’s idol.
What a fun interview, great getting to know him a bit better.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Richard…amazing voice & talent!
I used to love Richard Marx. Will have to check out his album.
I love his answers!!! I definitely remember him…and I can see why he would say his music was pigeonholed….sometimes I think that is so unfair to an artist!
What an interesting selection of music on his ipod! thanks for posting!