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title: "1 Close Dad Quotes By Richard Marx"
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> [But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/but-more-importantly-i-think-he-remembered-how-very-close-i-was-with/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

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## More by Richard Marx

> [Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/doing-my-own-album-provided-me-the-opportunity-to-say-whatever-i/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I really didn't have any plans to record prior to doing My Own Best Enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-really-didn-t-have-any-plans-to-record-prior-to-doing-my-own-best/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [The only thing that's a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if it's a new song, it's a reflection of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/the-only-thing-that-s-a-little-tricky-about-it-is-sometimes-people/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I don't think I've ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart the way that these do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-laid-out-a-batch-of-songs-that-pick-myself/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [It never ceases to amaze me that I get to do this for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/it-never-ceases-to-amaze-me-that-i-get-to-do-this-for-a-living/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I saw your smile and my mind could not erase the beauty of your face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-saw-your-smile-and-my-mind-could-not-erase-the-beauty-of-your-face/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I understand that, but this disc shows the type of music that I've always liked and wanted to make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-understand-that-but-this-disc-shows-the-type-of-music-that-i-ve/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I'm happy, I would say that I'm one of the happiest people I know but I've certainly had periods of profound sadness, depression and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-m-happy-i-would-say-that-i-m-one-of-the-happiest-people-i-know-but/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/but-more-importantly-i-think-he-remembered-how-very-close-i-was-with/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I'm now so keenly aware that I have everything to prove and nothing to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-m-now-so-keenly-aware-that-i-have-everything-to-prove-and-nothing/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [People take songs so literally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/people-take-songs-so-literally/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I think I do better when things are a little tougher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-think-i-do-better-when-things-are-a-little-tougher/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I love when people get songs wrong. I love when people take something from a song that's totally not what I intended!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-love-when-people-get-songs-wrong-i-love-when-people-take-something/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you in that vein forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/but-once-you-have-some-success-in-one-style-the-business-wants-to/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

> [I can't wait to front my band with these new songs and play for fans, but I've decided to keep my day job too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marx/i-can-t-wait-to-front-my-band-with-these-new-songs-and-play-for-fans/)

[Richard Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marx/)

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