Creativity Quote by Richard Marx

There is something disarmingly strategic about Richard Marx framing fandom as a party you can walk into mid-song. It is hospitality, yes, but also brandcraft: the “we” pulls newcomers into a collective identity that’s bigger than any one album cycle. In an era when legacy artists can feel like museums of their own greatest hits, Marx refuses the commemorative tone. He’s not thanking you for showing up to the exhibit; he’s handing you a drink and pointing at the dance floor.

The subtext is about momentum. “New fans we made along the way” implies growth that’s organic, almost accidental, the opposite of desperate relevance-chasing. It suggests a career that still converts, still travels, still surprises people who assumed the story ended in the ’80s or ’90s. Then comes the kicker: “It’s just starting to get going.” That line isn’t literally true for a musician with decades behind him, and that’s why it works. It’s performative optimism, the kind artists deploy to turn nostalgia into present tense.

Contextually, this reads like stage banter or a social post after a tour, a viral moment, or a collaboration that reintroduced him to younger listeners. The intent is to collapse the hierarchy between old guard and new arrivals: no gatekeeping, no “you had to be there.” Everyone’s here now, and Marx is positioning his catalog not as a memory lane, but as a live room still filling up.