- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About This Book
*National Bestseller* Legendary musician Richard Marx offers an enlightening, entertaining look at his life and career. Richard Marx is one of the most accomplished singer-songwriters in the history of popular music. His self-titled 1987 album went triple platinum and made him the first male solo artist (and second solo artist overall after Whitney Houston) to have four singles from their debut crack the top three on the Billboard Hot 100. His follow-up, 1989's Repeat Offender, was an even bigger smash, going quadruple platinum and landing two singles at number one. He has written fourteen number one songs in total, shared a Song of the Year Grammy with Luther Vandross, and collaborated with a variety of artists including NSYNC, Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, and Keith Urban. Lately, he's also become a Twitter celebrity thanks to his outspokenness on social issues and his ability to out-troll his trolls.In Stories to Tell, Marx uses this same engaging, straight-talking style to look back on his life and career. He writes of how Kenny Rogers changed a single line of a song he'd written for him then asked for a 50% cutâwhich inspired Marx to write one of his biggest hits. He tells the uncanny story of how he wound up curled up on the couch of Olivia Newton-John, his childhood crush, watching Xanadu. He shares the tribulations of working with the all-female hair metal band Vixen and appearing in their video. Yet amid these entertaining celebrity encounters, Marx offers a more sobering assessment of the music business as he's experienced it over four decadesâthe challenges of navigating greedy executives and grueling tour schedules, and the rewards of connecting with thousands of fans at sold-out shows that make all the drama worthwhile. He also provides an illuminating look at his songwriting process and talks honestly about how his personal life has inspired his work, including finding love with wife Daisy Fuentes and the mystery illness that recently struck himâand that doctors haven't been able to solve. Stories to Tell is a remarkably candid, wildly entertaining memoir about the art and business of music.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Prologue: October 2019
- Chapter 1: Where Do I Begin?
- Chapter 2: âI Wanna Be Freeâ
- Chapter 3: âThe One You Needâ
- Chapter 4: âYou Areâ
- Chapter 5: âCrazyâ
- Chapter 6: âGuiltyâ (Barbra, Part I)
- Chapter 7: âSheâs a Beautyâ
- Chapter 8: âWhite Heatâ
- Chapter 9: âShouldâve Known Betterâ
- Chapter 10: âManhuntâ
- Chapter 11: âSomebody Loves Youâ
- Chapter 12: âIf I Turn You Awayâ
- Chapter 13: âEndless Summer Nightsâ
- Chapter 14: âDonât Mean Nothingâ
- Chapter 15: âHold On to the Nightsâ
- Chapter 16: Riding the Speedwagon
- Chapter 17: âEdge of a Broken Heartâ
- Chapter 18: âBurning of the Heartâ (The Richard Marx Amendment)
- Chapter 19: âRight Here Waitingâ (Barbra, Part II)
- Chapter 20: âAngeliaâ
- Chapter 21: The Elvis Incident
- Chapter 22: âYouâre the Voiceâ
- Chapter 23: The Tale of Taipei
- Chapter 24: Itâs a Boy, Itâs a Boy, Itâs a Boy
- Chapter 25: âKeep Coming Backâ
- Chapter 26: âHazardâ
- Chapter 27: âSuddenlyâ
- Chapter 28: Elton and the Disappearing Tooth
- Chapter 29: âIâll Never Fall in Love Againâ
- Chapter 30: âThe Way She Loves Meâ
- Chapter 31: Oprah, O.J., and Me
- Chapter 32: âThrough My Veinsâ
- Chapter 33: âThe One That Got Awayâ
- Chapter 34: âIf You Ever Leave Meâ (Barbra, Part III)
- Chapter 35: âThis I Promise Youâ
- Chapter 36: âTo Where You Areâ (The Mistake That Went to Number 1)
- Chapter 37: âDance with My Fatherâ
- Chapter 38: The Perfect Manâs Imperfection
- Chapter 39: âGone Countryâ
- Chapter 40: âBetter Lifeâ
- Chapter 41: A Successful Marriage
- Chapter 42: âEyes on Meâ
- Chapter 43: âAlwaysâ
- Chapter 44: âLimitlessâ
- Epilogue: November 2020
- Photographs
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright