Richard Marx Pops Off on Loud Fan During Concert, 'Learn Some F***ing Manners' | TMZ

Here's Richard Marx tearing into a woman in the audience who screamed out when he was performing a song ... he's not cutting her any slack, and going after her parents.
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[@past_exposed6621]

Good for him. People seem to be getting more rude at concerts lately. Glad he had the balls to say what everyone else in the audience wanted to say.

[@stevedamien638]

Well most concert goers now are ugly yuppies no friends no social life and now in their 40s the only thing they have its money. So they can afford to pay hundreds to see 80s acts that they never saw in the 80s for being yuppies and scared of going to concerts back then alone while "fans will party all night with "friends" enjoying concerts. As simple as that. Compare crowds now with the 80s 80s 90s up to mid 2000s. Way different hey?

[@seattlescofflaws]

Concerts are the new movie theater.

[@ChristopherSean-so1rt]

He's still Good. 😎

[@MaxPaxton]

Not everything is about clicks and likes. Young people are clueless.

[@chicagocathrun7738]

Young people are not going to see Richard Marx and Rick Springfield. I would bet money that was a middle aged mommy who had to much to drink.

[@Paulcitomusic]

Good one from Marx but no match for Jim Morrison's legendary and mean "shut up!" at a whole bunch of people who could not keep quiet and started yabbering in the middle of the epic song. "Damn, give the singer some" and Jim's mood cheered up a bit and they went and The Doors finished it up. But not a version of When The Music's Over to match the Strange Days studio classic. Absolutely Live LP. So - it's not all peaches and cream being a famous singing star - the money is good but the whole deal and the pressure of fame drove poor Jim to drink.

[@Beth2264]

Good for him! Stay home and save the money if you want to chat with your friend. You went there for a reason. Pay attention.

[@harley15a]

This is awesome!! So glad he called her out!!

[@Artur-Itas]

HE WILL BE RIGHT HERE CURSING AT YOU!!!!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Y2_KatieO]

CLEVER!!😁I love it haha!!🤭💕 That's actually hilarious!!😂

[@ellenfern7380]

What did she say?

[@Jeremiah_Johnson139]

A perfectly acceptable response by Richard.

[@DVDgal75]

I agree. Hardly anyone has proper manners in this day & age

[@rebelrocker7494]

Going Tonight,Hecklers Stay Home 🤘🖤🎶Feb 29th

[@leyenda6149]

How big is the audience?

[@socallawrence]

I know right lol

[@donjohn2695]

About 100 people and most are drunk

[@stevemurray2737]

Class. America’s doesn’t have any.

[@susanmarkenstein978]

He still sounds great. Usually after many years of touring the best voices suffer. He still sounds as good as always. I didn’t hear what the woman shouted out, but if she was just shouting in recognition of his performance, kinda crappy of him to scold. I always liked his music. Still sounds great.

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

It's an acoustic performance, with Rick Springfield, so, it was truly inappropriate for her to have disrupted, at that moment.

[@kirbyourenthusiasm]

She told him to get back on the mic. Maybe she couldn’t hear him, I don’t know. But his reaction was kind of rude.

[@Anna-B777]

Someone who has such a foul mouth doesn’t know the first thing about good manners. I find him offensive.

[@Alezey574]

Daaaang 😅

[@AnonYmous-jp8uu]

he's a nice guy who deserves respect

[@davidkershner7513]

I applaud him for speaking up. I'm SO tired of that kind of rudeness at concerts. I can't imagine anyone criticizing him for that, and defending that person.

[@ellabruce230]

it's any public gathering. So Rude!

[@ojmccaf63]

Dude just turned into John Mellancamp there

[@miroslavtabyashki]

Typical American audience......

[@CoolDaysEnd]

no need to drop the F bomb. "manners". LOL.

[@aidancampbell78]

I like that song Hazard but never heard anything else. That was a big hit in the UK in 1991

[@kirbyourenthusiasm]

Well in the video the woman yells “get back on the mic”, maybe she couldn’t hear him very well. That being said, he is doing music at a venue people paid to be at. If they choose to talk while he is singing, yes it’s rude to the other attendees. HOWEVER, at least from the video clip here, she didn’t seem like she was being rude or disruptive, she just wanted him to get back on the mic. Perhaps others around HER were talking and she couldn’t hear him very well. Either way, what he said was absolutely rude too. He could have handled that better for sure.

[@CarMoves]

She was rude. They weren't in an arena and if she couldn't hear him f*ck her

[@hingefactor]

What a ridiculous comment. You can't judge what is going on in a venue from a clip on KZbin. Marx is right - people in America are fucking rude at concerts these days. And it's not really the kids who are the problem, it's the older people who can't handle their alcohol and forget there are paying fans all around them. Good for you, Richard Marx

[@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk]

Exactly. She did NOT curse at him. Thank you !!! He had no right to just come out and say it like that. Thank you !

[@hingefactor]

@@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk - Let me guess, you and the others defending the rude asshole who interuppted his performance are Trump supporters. Am I right?

[@TheaterPup]

Um, he has every right actually.@@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk

[@shawneebiffin7150]

What did the person say in the video? Couldn’t hear what she said

[@gregorygodsil1513]

Does it matter? If it’s not cheering for the song or singing along, it’s effing rude!!

[@marsday321]

I think "get back on the mic"? I think she couldn't hear him. I have mixed feelings about this. She should not shout things even if she can't hear out of respect to the singer and the rest of the audience, but he shouldn't humiliate her. She might have special needs or similar. He could have dealt with it with more kindness.

[@sharonsybrandt4455]

@@gregorygodsil1513 No. It doesn't matter and, yes, it is "effing rude!!" but that doesn't mean people can't be curious. She wasn't the only person to ask. 🤷

[@sharonsybrandt4455]

@@gregorygodsil1513 Actually, I take that back. Yes, it does matter. I was on his side until I realized what she said. She paid to HEAR him and so, if she can't hear him because he can't stay on the mic, that's an issue. Would you want to pay for a concert that you couldn't hear? I guess she could have demanded a refund and left. Sometimes entertainers/speakers need a little reminder. He probably didn't even know what she yelled out or he might not have responded the way he did. At least I hope not.

[@sharonsybrandt4455]

@@marsday321 I agree with you in part. What was she supposed to do though? Raise her hand? Sit there through a concert she paid for and can't hear because he won't stay on mic? If he wants to move around while he sings, he should have a cordless mic.

[@antquinonez]

Adult contemporary fans are the worst. Angelina….

[@rockvocalist7007]

It was sold out. Richard Marx is way better than whatever no talent garbage you listen to. Get back in your moms basement

[@karengogan5627]

Good job !! Richard

[@cll1639]

That loudmouth woman is nearly as bad as this positively awful rendition of Marx's beautiful song, "Angelia". Geezus. 😒

[@ellabruce230]

Yay Richard. There is a woman (subscriber) in the Walnut Street Theatre who talks incessantly during every performance! So freaking rude.

[@dawndeleon3765]

Hmmm....this story was reported on line as Rick Springfield yelling at an audience member, saying he was going to go to their work and pee on their desk. They got it wrong. Rick was just recounting a time the same thing happened to him and how he felt about it, not what he actually said, and not what he really (directly) was saying to the person here.

[@bigtimetorifan]

Who is the artist on the left side?

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

His decades-long best friend, Rick Springfield.

[@cindytartt4048]

Oh my god. 🙄

[@dawndeleon3765]

Rick Springfield.

[@charleanrhodes-ri7xg]

Happy Birthday richard love you 61 today

[@agnieszkastolarczyk7301]

Beautiful artist ❤

[@Txdcblues]

Why is the guitar censored in the first clip???

[@justgoofingoff]

All 30 people in the audience had his back....

[@dawndeleon3765]

If you look carefully, you can tell the video is taken from a balcony. They are actually bringing in pretty good crowds with this tour. That's why they've been doing this acoustic tour together on and off for a few years now. It's profitable.

[@ZURROS]

In the 80s you wouldn't have heard anything in the big arenas. That's the problem. These small venues drive these x- musicians nuts.

[@genoclark2041]

Richard your music after all these years still is played each day . Don’t let these fans get to you.Tour the world again…

[@endlessnameless6494]

Remember to never drive drunk if you do go out to a concert. Stay safe and sober!

[@stevedamien638]

Seem to be a coffee shop crowd too

[@deanrock4331]

I've seen Marx live/acoustic before and doing the unplugged thing. Love him. But ... Did he ask everyone in the audience: "Can everyone hear me?" If not, he should have. (Though, if you truly can't hear him, you wouldn't know he asked!) Anyway, the venue holds 1,800, so I'm guessing him showing off his pipes unplugged was ill-advised. If I'm in the back row and paid $150 to hear Marx, and coincidentally, Angelia is my favorite song of his, I'd be pissed if I couldn't hear it because he was singing it like he was in my living room and I couldn't hear his voice or the guitar. So, as always, there are two sides to this story, and I don't believe Marx should've performed this way if not everyone in the theatre could hear him well enough. There's a reason for amps and speakers, right? What was the fan supposed to do? Miss her favorite song and do without? Price of admission entitles her to see and hear a concert. Marx denied her that right by unplugging. He should be the one apologizing for performing a song someone couldn't hear. Berating her after the fact only made things worse. And so you know ... I consider myself a super fan of his, having read his autobiography, followed his career, and just being a lifelong supporter of his music.

[@rockvocalist7007]

That's not how any of that works.

[@chooch9999]

Stfu still doesn’t give her the right to scream Out on the middle of his song. Not sure why you’re defending her. Is she your wife??!

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

She inappropriately yelled in the middle of an acoustic performance. We could hear him very well. That person's cell, recording the song, picked-up her screeching. She was, clearly, out-of-line.

[@deanrock4331]

No. I love Richard Marx. I saw him perform live in Clearwater 2 years ago. He did same thing. Inspired by a George Jones concert he went to as a youth. He thought it was a badass move. He has the best voice now of all the 80s rockers who can no longer sing. I love his music, love his Twitter posts, and think he's probably an awesome guy. This, however, was an oversight on his part. He needs to perform audibly. Period. That's his job as a concert performer. That seems fairly basic. He is not serenading a few. He needs to sing to 1,800.

[@deanrock4331]

​@@WhenImBackInChicagoPerhaps you were much closer to the stage. So you are saying her paid admission doesn't give her the right to hear a song. Gotcha.

[@dsa513]

What a 🐩🐩🐩🐩😂😂😂

[@gill.5116]

People were bored

[@dawndeleon3765]

The rude people were bored. And in that case, you get up and leave. You don't spoil the experience for all the other people who are enjoying it and who paid good money to see it.

[@jc2333]

The guy should’ve know better .

[@kennyplay5982]

It was a lady

[@fmbighair]

Right over yer head​​ SMH lol​@@kennyplay5982

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

​@@kennyplay5982 It sounded like a female disrupting the acoustic performance, however, @jc2333 typed a play on Richard Marx song 🎼... "shoulda known better, than to fall in love with you oo... now love is just a faded memory ee"🎶

[@thegoldenpanther6986]

@@kennyplay5982 That went right over your head!!

[@alanm5090]

👏👏👏👍

[@MariaBenjamin-um3zk]

Hahaha yeah 👍😂🎉

[@brianheinselman7701]

sorry but what she yelled out was way more interesting than that song

[@tareekmichael7027]

She should sue for emotional distress. He was the rude one, and doesn't even sound good. If she yell "I love you" i bet this wounldn't be a problem. What a jackass

[@hingefactor]

Wow, you sound like a real asshole....sue me for emotional distress!

[@helenkapetis8869]

Emotional distress? Seriously?

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

​@@helenkapetis8869 She shouldn't have disrupted the acoustic performance, however, he did embarass her in front of everyone ...she could call her local lawyer/attorney referral service, and give it a shot.

[@helenkapetis8869]

@@WhenImBackInChicago lots of people get embarrassed in public, it’s silly to sue someone for it.

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

@@helenkapetis8869 💞. I'm the one individual, thus far, that tapped ~ Like ~ (a.k.a. thumbs-up) on your comment (a few hrs. ago) Helen, and I agreed, and Liked Tareek's comment, too. ⚖️ You're allowed to sue anyone, for anything. She was publically shamed (could win a paltry amount, or more, obv.) ⚖️ She's, additionally, been smeared on social media, and news channels. ⚖️ Someone may have leaked her identity. ⚖️ On Bill Maher's Club Random podcast (here, on KZbin) he spoke with Martin Short (for 2 hrs. | a few days ago) and midway (approx. around the 40 min. mark) Bill talks about what I already knew: Here, in 🇺🇲, she may bring anyone into court, if she feels Richard Marx hurt her, in any way. ⚖️

[@deanrock4331]

Thanks. Though, saving her comment til the end of the song is too late! She simply wanted to hear Marx sing Angelia. Sad she is being villified.

[@dawndeleon3765]

Well, I think it's a matter of time and place. It's not karaoke night at the local bar. This guy's a professional performer, who has had hit records, a grammy award, and who has been doing this for decades. He knows how big the venue is, the acoustics, etc. if he's not using the mic, there's a reason for it. I'm not sure she quite deserved being called the B-word, but with an artist of this caliber, it's not really the audience's job to tell the artist how to do his/her/their job. And as for the story rick springfield told commiserating with him, I saw the video of that performance of My Father's Chair. He didn't say anything, but you could tell he was distracted. That's why he took to singing part of the song off mic. To help the audience keep quiet and listen, or like when I saw him last summer, softly sing along.

[@CM-st1dl]

Real Music Observer brought me here. Great channel. Needs a boost. Give him a look.

[@GamerLu20001]

If he needed boost he'd open comments on his channel, and get audience to discuss, but he kills his own channel

[@orlandoaguasvivas6580]

He was very rude....She paid to be there and it's a concert. If he felt disrespected there are better ways to address it.

[@hught6885]

Richard Marx. I remember him from 30 yrs ago. Didn’t know he was still alive

[@dawndeleon3765]

He's only 61 years old. That's way below the average life expenctancy. Why would he be dead unless he had fallen ill or was in an accident? And we'd surely have heard about it if he had.

[@ChangingTides777]

Maybe he could chill the fuck out. Two wrongs don't make a right. Not a good look. Just be classy.

[@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk]

Exactly! 👍

[@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk]

And I think of it. I wonder I know Rick wasn’t feeling well but I wonder if he took the time off to let this crap settle ??? Hmmm. 🤔 cause he has now cancelled some show due to being sick. Or is he really ???

[@chadbryant2316]

I love it buttercup stop being so soft buttercup

[@JoanneReeves-dl4ho]

Exactly! You would never catch Keith Urban doing this! Cause he has f***ing manners and class

[@chadbryant2316]

@@JoanneReeves-dl4ho another buttercup feelings are hurt suck it up buttercup

[@kevinnelson66]

In other words, sit quietly at his shows. Hey Richard, you're performing a concert, not teaching a class or delivering a sermon. You work for the fans, they don't work for you.

[@MikeWindgren-cn2ow]

I was at this show. Marx was singing a song completely unplugged. NO mic nothing. It was amazing and the audience was completely quiet and into it except this ignorant woman. Marx is hilarious and crazy talented. Had fun banter with the audience all night. You would probably get along really well with the rude ignorant woman I'm guessing.

[@emmahlynch5846]

Wow, you must think that buying a ticket (or buying dinner, or buying groceries, etc) gives you the green light to treat people like $#!+. You're the kind of fan/customer whose presence would not be missed. Do everyone a favour and stay home.

[@Muzikman-bo8lm]

🤡

[@hingefactor]

Why wouldn't people be quiet and polite at shows? Especially acoustic performances. As a sound guy with more than 40 years experience worldwide, I'd say that over the past decade or so American audiences have become incredibly rude not only towards the performers, but towards each other. Most people go to shows to listen to the music, not to listen to people yapping away and watching the show through their cell phones. My opinion - if you go to a show, STFU during the songs.

[@deanrock4331]

I've seen Marx live/acoustic before and doing the totally unplugged thing. Love him. But ... Did he ask everyone in the audience: "Can everyone hear me?" If not, he should have. (Though, if you truly can't hear him, you wouldn't know he asked!) Anyway, the venue holds 1,800, so I'm guessing him showing off his pipes unplugged was ill-advised. If I'm in the back row and paid $150 to hear Marx, and coincidentally, Angelia is my favorite song of his, I'd be pissed if I couldn't hear it because he was singing/playing it like he was in my living room and I couldn't hear his voice or the guitar. @@MikeWindgren-cn2ow

[@americangraffiticaroz2082]

Richard Marx is always the boring opening act. No one wants to see him and he’s nipped. They came to see Rick Springfield.

[@WhenImBackInChicago]

They're intimately performing, acoustically, together. They've been best buddies, for decades. Marx never was the opener, he's always been a leader, around the globe.

[@cindytartt4048]

Fool

[@AllTheBestCO]

Getting old ain't what it's cracked up to be. . . is it Marx. He's cranky and his music sucks eggs!

[@AllTheBestCO]

Rick Springfield couldn't change the oil in his car - if he tried

[@kevinnelson66]

Didn't he postpone two shows following this one due to "not feeling well"?

[@RG-hf4et]

​@@kevinnelson66....says the old dude with a beard....😅🙄😉

[@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk]

@@kevinnelson66 yes and ya gotta see everyone sending him well wishes on his Facebook and twitter and instagram and praying he gets well Ohh please 🙄

[@thearchives]

So, you suck hemorrhoids

[@Kaëlanii]

yeah, the audacity of these artists to think they're poop don't stink, and they can say these things to people, yes, people have to carry themselves within a certain decorum, but this is a Concert she paid for it. She can yell with excitement if she wants you're not God you are a singer songwriter, who is on stage performing the world does not revolve around you, nor does it have to stop, especially the remark about I was performing, and there was a bar in the back of the place and how dare people go to the bar which is not a part of the performance and not respect me and what I'm doing in a venue that has nothing to do with the bar well, how about don't play in bars has beens

[@tishw4576]

Love the one, long sentence.

[@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk]

Hate to say it but these two cannot seem to perform alone on their own anymore to sell enough tickets. So now a days older musicians have to “team up “ to make money. SMH. Maybe they should just quit now. I’m sick of the combo mix and match musicians shows. And I save money by not going.

[@RG-hf4et]

So what if people team up? What's it to you? Nobody here really cares what your opinion is if they play together or not. Get a life, dude. 😅​@@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk

[@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk]

@@RG-hf4et well I can see this post got the best of you. Ahaha. My words. Good enough for me Have a nice day 😂🤣👍

[@MikeWindgren-cn2ow]

@@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk They both tour on their own all the time. Marx plays all over the world and is playing London's Royal Albert Hall in May. You don't know wtf you're even talking about but carry on with your jealousy

[@gill2675]

That’s just it payed to see this “eyes on the side of his head”, has been

[@randyc9700]

Richard Marx- Hazard