He hopes to include at least a few songs from his new disc titled “Limitless” to be released Feb. But it has changed the whole dynamic of performing for me.” “I never really felt like a storyteller (early on),” he said “I think maybe that comes partly with age. “That doesn’t mean I take that concept very seriously,” he said.Īnd he loves weaving lighter impromptu comments in between songs. He chuckled about his own music making him something of a Romeo of Romance in pop circles of the past. “That’s a deep well of material there, not just with songs but with life experience.” “What’s funnier than relationships?” he asked.
He sees plenty of room for humor at the local concert billed as “a night of love songs.” But I do feel the need to see other people.” “Which one was that?” he asked “’Should’ve Known Better’? They didn’t laugh.”Īt shows in which women and others still shout that they love him, he sometimes has quipped, “I love you, too. “We just wanted to thank you,” the pair told him. A few months ago, a middle-aged couple recognized him, apologized and stopped him at the airport. On last year’s tours, he included such well-known songs such as “Don’t Mean Nothin’,” “Endless Summer Nights,” “Hold On to the Nights,” and “Right Here Waiting for You.”Īt one performance a few years ago, he brought actor and singer Hugh Jackman to the stage for a duet of that last number, changing the last line to “right here waiting for Hugh.”Ĭlearly, he’s still having fun with his audience - including his travel time. But now the Grammy winner has added a terrific sense of comic storytelling to his set list filled with Top 10 tunes. He still boasts strong vocals that sound as sharp as during his heyday, according to online video clips.
His ex-MTV veejay wife Daisy Fuentes, will make the trip, as she often does these days on his tours. 12 at Brown County Music Center, 200 Maple Leaf Boulevard in Nashville. Marx, 56, brings his music and mirth to a solo acoustic show at 7:30 p.m. “It’s just that, these days, they’re Depends.” “Amazingly, women still throw their underwear on to the stage,” Marx said, speaking by phone from Chicago while on business just before his current solo tour began. Years after he topped the charts with a string of pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, singer Richard Marx mentioned that one thing has remained the same as in those whirlwind days of superstardom. Pop star Richard Marx says his solo shows allow him a bit more freedom than other concerts.
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