Richard Marx is right here waiting — for respect he's due

If you’ve not yet seen Richard Marx in concert, he’s offering a written version with his new memoir “Stories to Tell,” a series of anecdotes from a singer-songwriter who has rubbed shoulders with music royalty

NEW YORK -- Richard Marx likes to gently mess with the minds of whoever comes to see his solo concerts. He'll start playing a Keith Urban or a Lionel Ritchie song and look out to see the reaction. "If it’s a couple, I’ll see one of them look at the other with this face like, ‘You’re kidding me. He wrote that?’” Then hits from his career will tumble out: “Right Here Waiting,” “Should Have Known Better,” “Don't Mean Nothing,” “Hold On to the Nights,” “Take This Heart,” “Hazard” and “Angelia.” “And they’ll go, ‘Oh, my God. He did that, too? Like, really? Seriously?’” says Marx. “On my part, there’s a subtle attempt to connect all the dots.”