Music legend Richard Marx has shared some of his favorite memories about his long-time friend, Olivia Newton-John.
The 58-year-old singer revealed to Today Extra when he heard of Olivia’s passing he couldn’t believe it.
“We always stayed in touch, we were friends for 40 years – I just can’t believe it,” Marx said.
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Marx said he first met Olivia while performing back-up vocals for her when he was just 19-years-old and he was “madly in love with her”.
“We had already been friends for almost a year and she took me out to a fancy dinner that I could not have afforded for my 20th birthday,” he said.
Around that time, Marx revealed he actually professed his love to Olivia – who was in a relationship and 15 years his senior.
“I have never told anybody this except my wife,” he revealed.
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“I wrote her a letter, we were friendly but I had such a crush on her. I just thought I have to put it out there.”
But in true style, Marx said Olivia “handled it” and didn’t feel weird about the confession.
“She handled it like I’m sure she did with everyone because I was not unique in that way,” he said.
“To her credit – she carried on and said: ‘That makes me feel so happy’. She handled everything with grace and elegance and that really began our deep friendship.”
Watch Richard Marx”s touching tribute to Olivia Newton-John above
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