Richard Marx article

Interesting full page article in yesterday's Mercury about Richard Marx (I have written a letter to the editor complaining that they only had one page, and half of that was a photo).

Some interesting comments:

Before he released his first album, he sang on commercials and was a backing vocalist for Lionel Richie. It was here that he learned the commercial pop skills that made him a star in the late 80s.

and

... he emerged as a producer working with some of the biggest names in the music business, such as NSYNC, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, ... More recently, he has written and produced records for Keith Urban, Kenny Loggins and Michael Bolton.

Such a wide and varied career spanning all the way from pop to soft rock. If only he could tour with John Farnham and Human Nature.

I was shocked to read that tickets are $66.40 (plus booking fee).