I start -- 2.5. Age too much Richard it's rob gets in Iraq are you can hear me -- it while excellent are you doing today. Injured had an opt out chiller a little party going through. A rarity love me here on -- and say hey its Richard -- to let him go through that you preferred service there. You know basic interest remarks -- extra. Richard -- and ugly tool here airport on his way to buffalo will be here next Friday at the buffaloes the performing arts center -- I think with you about five or six years ago at the university at buffalo you did an acoustic show. We had a few NA along the way for that people are still talking about it night that was so magical. -- aren't aren't. Your your music just lends itself to telling stories I mean up at the songs themselves are great stories but the stories and stories. Our -- well you'd be doing some of that today at -- next Friday.
Yeah I mean what I'm doing it they're real or type person in it's. You know over the years. You know I could do a lot of various charity events reconstructing you know sting song and with yours try to keep the costs. Down in those situations so a lot of -- that would just take. Actors are just patriot or some LA. In him which sort of occurred to it that we didn't try to do also that way and so last year hackers are. That's -- of the dunes your entire concert so Christie sometimes I have. The court chat with these you know want to -- out and opportunities he had but it's. Most parents need audience and down. Yeah it's just the most fun I've created stumbled into this we're performing displayed in her career. And and it's such a you know an extra -- because it's such a great pain in the audience yeah I mean I don't take anything seriously and we just. Hang out and and and it and they don't you -- like they -- let me -- to -- me a little bit and I did my job.
Here in buffalo I know you're going to be acoustic with twenty strings behind you. That I used the word magical earlier with your music like hazard and right here awaiting. Just I can't think of anything more magical than that.
Well you know what when I do those kind of shows just -- here. And element of class and I don't carry --
There. -- yourself a little bit I was gonna ask you how the holidays were but that I would went on your official website. You spent right before holidays at the end of 2011 in China. Pictures and videos have you at the great wall in Tiananmen square that must have been amazing have you ever been there before in your -- track yeah.
Yeah I would actually -- time there and got my first time you. The law which as you know it's just. Again you Iraqi ignored it and in fact -- go. Should should be added these countries around the world it is may indicate the way there is quick the -- The much -- China and a we actually went right back for New Year's Eve I'd I'd put it on TV show there. In check time on new years these -- on Christmas bird rights act trying to cultivate it. We get a whole tour that got couple weeks before the holidays in China would at Singapore's creative. -- Philippine -- we played in Indonesia Malaysia was great but really early on.
When you came to buffalo a few years ago you had your son with the US title like what are your road east did your family go with -- to China no re able to take them on the trip had an experienced some cool things.
Would not comment that yeah that's right now we're much content are 181921. And -- have a lot and I understand your article east. I don't know a lot of time to Q school.
my nineteen year old lives in Los Angeles and acting. Like school and my focus on working acute stroke how hard to get -- Cuba. The current time amber it would mean you know what every once in awhile it there's just like a two day trip here there. It's great I'm in Munich coming out means the best of the current work -- my -- my guitar.
We're chatting with Richard Marks on starlet 2.5 seasons on next Friday buff state performing arts center tickets cheap starting at 27 dollars talking about your family. How about your life's -- roads are as many people know her the hot grow from dirty dancing what she up to how she doing.
It is great -- She just you know remarkable person and I -- 23. Anniversary twenty yeah 23 welcome. Yeah tell him ensure that this year's bet a 111.
Absolutely. May indeed did you have to convince her to marry you because you were a little bit younger I know we should talk about age but at first you wanted to date her she said no you're too young and at four years later you got together.
Yes that's definitely true but I you know there was only one other hurdles -- means -- it was that we were really really good friends and I was definitely. I'm a boxed myself into the trends on them now which all the records act. Go you know I had to wait until I had dirt honor I have -- arts and shot much embarrassing material on her she had to -- me a grade.
just looking through your with Ringo Starr's all Starr band when he came through a couple of years ago what was it like to play with a former beatle.
Well like when you that I'm thinking that maybe to admit mistakes I've never been. I've never been I don't remember -- he'll hand it. You're going to three years any any takes out. Different band of performers who are all artist in her armor and I was so -- to get the call but what transpired after that it. You know was beyond my allows them -- blast it was really fun I think we were great band. We had Billy squire and the -- with our -- and a big fan out in -- eat you know quit drums with Ringo and Edgar winter in the band had just great. -- people. Com and trying his arms in the meeting and looking over my shoulder and seeing reduced our playground on -- on his you know made eagle mental. By ENIX -- French Richard actuary at. Remain united and -- few months -- around and LA and we wrote a song together at last album. It's really sweet I mean he's a really wonderful guy you know I can't and that I'm just a ticket got.
What a dream a kid from Chicago who wants to be a rock and roll star ends up being a friend of one of The Beatles later on you can't write the book that well.
Now I've you know I've I've because I've been around long -- network lot of different people. There are certain people that -- years it would. You know big into a tsunami like if I were to really show a few times in and performed it in the Kabul on balance. You know pretty heady stuff from any increase in the the only land where if you call me immediately now I call my trend -- players.
Check out. That's great that's great let's talk about your music -- new single we're gonna play here and a second when you love me is is this from. In upcoming album where UN right now all.
Yet we have this album that -- was available only in limited in being in that it would only available Wal-Mart allow. But now the album's going to be available everywhere started February 7 and when you let me was a top twenty single -- so -- And then also got -- acoustic version do. There's a mystery to treat disks that actually just wanted to acoustic record. Until my -- reinvented its acoustic tracks. Com and and just shoot it is an all new greatest hits record along produced and then. History -- the dvd at a concert that we -- in London about Europe Africa. -- And IS district which had -- which just really it was the first time I've played in London and New Year's and -- special and I am so happy that we. Come back -- now you never know you'll meet the new members at a time it's going to be a great -- those sometimes that -- really special and that was really special and I'm glad we kinda.
So if you want the full Richard -- package you buy it all at your website Richard -- dot com where I'm sure you'll have a with the effort next Friday at upstate right.
Yeah you can get in January get -- on Amazon and get the -- the audio. Companion on iTunes or on line wherever.
Are any inspiration here from when you love me any set up to this at all I think I was ugly mean and this is just solid really really this is Richard Marks a major Sasser it's like you.
I wrote that song with calm with of one of my closest friends used a really great -- Self named Matt -- from vertical horizon -- a -- and a -- manhunt in -- now -- Seven -- eight -- really different than. We just -- our camera that's on together and it's -- unfair competitor -- and and it's really kind of shame we can't play and -- bet that aren't -- great experience all around.
I'm greatly -- barrels in -- next Friday. -- Richard -- when you love me and starlets -- point five.
