European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Lionel s advice go West Young Man Blarr Mcshane associated Pressw Hen he was 18 years old Singer songwriter Richard Marx received a phone Call Al his Illinois Home offering advice for the aspiring musician. Hey. Man Chicago oin 1 Iho place if you want to do since the caller was in uric superstar Lionel Richie Marx listened five Long years and several near record deals later Marx has released his sell titled debut album and scored a top 10 single Don t mean nothing vindication Lor a Man who recalls rejections from practically every record company in the world during the scuffling years after his move to Iho West coast. Marx found a Job with Richie who made he phone Call after hearing a Marx demo tape at his California Home. I worked on his albums background vocals and he was real Cool. He s a Good Guy Marx recalled in an interview a his publicist s office. Ii was very different music than i wanted to do because i was into Rock n Roll but i was no idiot either. I knew it was a great Marx is still into Rock n Roll As his Hil single featuring sex eagles Rand Mesnar and Timothy a Schmidt on Back up vocals and Joe Walsh on slide guitar demonstrates. Bui when he recorded the song Marx had no idea it would climb to no. 3 on the billboard charts. It was us a song f had a inn Lino making especially with the Guys irom Tho eagles bul i never Houghl of it thai Way said Marx who invited the no to play on the song without Ever mooting them the song and ils accompanying video detail the Pitfalls of trying to make it in los angelas but Marx insists in s nol merely on exercise in autobiography. I think it reflects everybody s of everybody s situation. You re promised something a promotion or a loan and you get bailed on said Marx. And you gel to the Point whore you Icaline you Ean l believe what anybody fells you unless it s Vullen Crown on a piece of paper and your lawyer sees and Marx knows. At Ono Point a record company executive Hoard his tape and promised him a Deal to just lion to me said Marx who still holds a grudge i to got to admit there s some gratification out of the fact hat All those idiots at All 1, Coso record companies said. This song s not happening record companies lend to want you to be somebody else and i m nol an actor. I don11 want to be Bryan Adams because there s no belter Bryan Adams than Bryan Manhattan records Marx s Label. Appears quite Happy Wilh his work As Richard Marx. In fact top company executive Joe Smith suggested Marx s debut album could sell As Many As 4 million copies. I heard about Hal and i said no Way. He did t say that. He used my name " said a bemused Marx. Marx offers his own words of advice to frustrated performers going through what he did to land a record Deal. Don t listen to what any of Hose idiots Tell you would be songwriters lock to Nashville by Abigail Wilson associated Pressa few weeks after Jason Hunt moved to Nashville he Lound himself on a stage singing a song he d written about one of his mentors songwriter John Prine. I got to the last chorus and noticed someone was singing Wilhma. And i looked Over and John Prine was at the Mike said Hunt about John Prine has f got nothing on we a song to wrote As a Lark. Hunt a 25-year-old Connecticut native Points to Hal one episode As a primary reason Why he chose Nas Livilla Over new York or los Angeles to find stardom in writing songs those who have made it in the music business come Back and hang out with people who Hope to make in. I Leel like the air is almost charged with Energy he said this is the very Best place to get As Good As possible. Nashville s really he place to be it you re a it s also one of the toughest said Maggie Cavender of the Nashville songwriters association International. It s a sad Story. So Lew of them make it. It s awful hard to gel into a publisher right now because the record Industry is so soil Cavender said. Trie Nsasi a 20-year-old organization sponsors seminars and workshops to help aspiring songwriters Fearn he music Industry. Songwriters Are urged to become members of the Nashville Community 1o get out and meet leaders in the Industry and to show they re serious about their work Cavender said so those in the music business will know they re pursuing careers and not just dabbling with a Hobby. Ten years ago when Nashville matured As a Hub for the music Industry crowds of aspiring songwriters locked to the City sleeping in their cars or on the streets. Very Lew succeeded. To break into the music business a songwriter has to consistently improve Cavender said. If lakes a Greaf Dea of patience and persistence. There s nothing any tougher. You have Toso Tlle in the Long Hunt says he has that com Miltonl. And jokes that he was tone deaf As a child. He said he has set no Lime limit and plans to stay in Nashville As Long Asil takes. At least Haff a dozen of Hunt s musician and songwriting friends in Nashville have packed their bags and led town. Hunt la a hotel management graduate of Cornell University and views irs degree As a backup to his music career. He has written songs since High school when he picked up a guitar after a broken leg sidelined his football playing. He did a hammed up Elvis Presley in High school and College bands. The Guys in the band would Laks like an hour to get me in key he said with a laugh i was so deficient musically. I tried to get in choir and i got a Camus out of Courtesy i while he s been in Nashville he has added More than 100 songs to his celled Ion of an estimated 500, littering his on Choom Cement Block efficiency apartment Wilh notebooks and Lyp Wilar paper tilled with lyrics and notes. Hunt says his approach is to write while write until he believes his Maleria is ready Lor a publisher s scrutiny. For me the route is to gel the Craft mastered f think the material will carry you he said. So Hunt who pays the rent by wailing tables at night spends each morning Al his typewriter. He describes his Malefia As new in the style of Steve Earle Dwight Yoakam and Randy Travis. And he thinks his songs Are almost Good enough o take o a publisher. As Long As you can keep yourself writing you re going to make in it s just the Faith to said. 5ucce� finally earn to Richard Marx with the Ong Don t mean because ii what you Vegol is Good it la sae the Light of Day he said. There s room for everybody. Andy Warhol said everybody will be famous for is Dinulos Well i think everybody s Gol a Chance Al having a record see the Light of for himself Marx is concerned Aboul making a career in music and avoiding the Pill alls of one hit wonder Dom and ils accompanying Quarter hour of attention. I know How Many Singer songwriters have had no 1 record and Ihen who they re gone said Marx. My concern really is to just maintain Soma longevity " top of the charts top pop singles1 Dion t we almost have it All Whitney hmm Kiwi 1 Here 100 to Ait Whit Tinnus 3.1 just can t Stop Loving you Motah a Kun i. 1 heard a Rumour a Minakami 5. Lost in emotion huh cull jims when Smokey sings add 7. Carrie Wop a. La Bam a in Loix 9. Touch of obey Grill us cfead10. U for the look prime top pop up s1. Bad Michael Jim own 2. La Bamba soumlnck3 Whitney Wen a Ouile 4. Whitesnake it to Lara e hysteria Del up Slid of bad animals mid 7. Bio Oer and Teffeh Loco of j i a stus 1. 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