I just read an article on Salon.com about Richard Marx, who was a big singer-songwriter in the 80s. I was never a particular fan of his, though I well remember his songs. He kind of reminds me of John Stamos' character on Full House, both in terms of looks and the type of music he used to put out.
Apparently, he got into it with a blogger for Salon when the blogger accused Marx of being "shameless". He sent emails, tweets, and even demanded a face to face meeting at the blogger's favorite bar in the Chicago area. It all seems very strange, although a couple of commenters said that maybe Marx was doing this stuff to keep his name alive.
Apparently, he got into it with a blogger for Salon when the blogger accused Marx of being "shameless". He sent emails, tweets, and even demanded a face to face meeting at the blogger's favorite bar in the Chicago area. It all seems very strange, although a couple of commenters said that maybe Marx was doing this stuff to keep his name alive.
Lightweight summery ballads were Richard Marx's mainstays in the 80s.
I didn't read the original piece to see exactly how the term "shameless" was used. It doesn't seem like that would be that much of an insult, though. Of all the things you could call someone, it seems like "shameless" wouldn't be that bad. The blogger could have called Richard Marx a motherfucking cocksucker or something.
Anyway, I was very intrigued by that story. I will make a note of how important it is not to call Richard Marx names, especially if I ever live in the Chicago area and/or make it big as a writer.
