He’ll start playing a Keith Urban or a Lionel Ritchie song and look out to see the reaction.
He reveals beefs with Brad Paisley, Clive Davis and Night Ranger and a crush on Olivia Newton-John.
And then I put out a record that I joked went double plywood instead of double platinum,” he says.
He and Vandross’ “Dance With My Father” won the 2004 Grammy for Song of the Year.
“He hasn’t lived a life that is deserving of VH1 ‘Behind the Music.’ It’s been pretty even-keeled,” said Sean Manning, his editor at Simon & Schuster.
It was his humor, fearlessness, authenticity and self-awareness that led Manning to reach out to Marx just as the pandemic was gripping the nation.
“He’s the first one that will make fun of himself,” said Manning.
“On Twitter, if I’m dealing with an issue that’s racist or bigoted, there’s no holding back.
Marx in real life comes across as that unusual creature in the music business — grounded, fair and happy.
Finally, he is asked if he could pick one thing for people to take away from the book.