Richard Marx

Songwriter” is an apt moniker for the latest Richard Marx album. It's always been about the song for the veteran pop-rocker. Marx has written hits with such ...

“Jesse is really good at drum programming, but the song needed a real drummer,” Marx said. “That period gets some grief and there is some cringy dance music, but that was also the decade with Steve Winwood’s ‘Higher Love’ and Peter Gabriel’s ‘So.’ Some of my favorite music came from that era. Marx will showcase a few songs from “Songwriter” when he performs Thursday at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. I left with this big crush on this girl that was all over MTV.” “I recorded it since I never fell out of love with it.” I wish we had more time together, but at least I’ll always have the experience of recording that piece of music with him.” “I love all of those styles of music,” Marx said. “He said, ‘This is a great song but there’s no way I can sing it.’ He didn’t want to change the song and compromise it. “It all starts with a song and that’s what I’ve been so passionate about during my career,” Marx said. And then there are the solo hits Marx has penned, such as “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Hold On to the Nights” and “Right Here Waiting.” “I love songs that are harder and songs that are beautiful, and I enjoy writing the country stuff so I just dove in with this project.” I thought I would give the song a shot and it worked.”