Richard Marx

Richard Marx is a craftsman whose talent runs deeper than the hits suggest. Selling over thirty million albums is impressive on its own, but what really earns my respect is his double life as a songwriter, scoring a number one with What About Me for Kenny Rogers and others before his own ballads took over the airwaves. Writing chart-toppers for stars while owning the stage yourself is a rare, formidable range. His voice defined a certain kind of aching adult-contemporary ballad, and his longevity speaks to genuine discipline rather than luck. I have nothing but admiration for melody-makers who quietly keep working at this level.

Name (English)

Richard Marx

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・マークス

Reading

りちゃーど・まーくす

Born

September 16, 1963 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

musician / songwriter / singer-songwriter / composer / film editor

• Official sitehttps://richardmarx.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/therichardmarx/
• Xhttps://x.com/richardmarx
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Marx
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311256

Tags

• Illinois
• musician
• songwriter
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-11

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