Richard Marx shares his stories

Richard Marx has stories to tell in more ways than one.

The veteran hit maker recently sat down to share memories about his number 1 hits "Hold On To The Nights," "Right Here Waiting," and "Satisfied" as part of a new video series from Billboard to celebrate reaching 1,000 No. 1 songs on its Hot 100 chart. "I just write songs that I'm proud of, that I like, that I want people to hear," explains Marx, "I've never had the experience of either phoning it in or thinking, 'Ooh I've got a smash here.'"

Marx, who has also written hit songs for Keith Urban, N'Sync, and Luther Vandross among others, will further celebrate his legendary career with his upcoming solo release, Stories to Tell, a collection of his greatest hits, acoustic versions, and live tracks that will also include a DVD of Marx's recent performance at the famed Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. The deluxe album, currently available exclusively at Walmart and Richard Marx's online store, will get a wide release on February 7th.

Visit Richard's official site for more details, and be sure to enter his special iPad giveaway at www.richardmarx.com/ipadcontest.