Overview

The long-awaited memoir of the legendary Lionel Richie. A supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. As a storyteller second to none, Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all. In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don't matter. Lionel chronicles lessons learned during his unlikely story of remarkable success--his dramatic transformation from painfully shy, ""tragically"" late bloomer to world-class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played as the soundtrack of our lives. Funny, warm, and riveting, Lionel recalls his childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he grew up on its university campus during the heyday of the Civil Rights movement, raucous adventures as a member of The Commodores, coming-of-age in late 1960s Harlem, culture shock playing gigs on the French Riviera, the big break of being signed to Motown, his meteoric solo career that included an Olympics performance witnessed by two billion around the globe, all the way through to writing and recording ""We Are the World"" and his current multi-generational fame as a judge on American Idol. Even with its turbulence, loss, and near-calamity, Lionel's journey takes us on a thrill ride and delivers a memoir for the ages--reminding us of the power of love to elevate our own lives and our world.

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""Truly captivated me...Unlike most entries in the genre, it is genuinely vulnerable, heartbreaking, and often very funny."" -- ""New Yorker"" ""A career this packed with highs--and personal lows--makes for dream memoir fodder."" -- ""The Telegraph (London)"" ""Richie is refreshingly open in the book, which functions as both a fun memoir and a love letter to music and his beloved Tuskegee...There's an abundance of love and gratitude in this wildly entertaining, utterly charming memoir."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)""

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With more than 125 million albums sold worldwide, an Oscar(R), Golden Globe(R), and four Grammy Awards(R), Lionel Richie's distinctions include 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year, 2022's American Music Awards Icon Award, his 18th AMA award. He's one of only eight artists to win the Kennedy Center Honors (2017), the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress (2022), and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2022). Richie served as producer of The Greatest Night in Pop, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and received 11.9M views in its first week on Netflix, becoming one of the most successful music documentaries of all time. With more than 125 million albums sold worldwide, an Oscar(R), Golden Globe(R), and four Grammy Awards(R), Lionel Richie's distinctions include 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year, 2022's American Music Awards Icon Award, his 18th AMA award. He's one of only eight artists to win the Kennedy Center Honors (2017), the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress (2022), and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2022). Richie served as producer of The Greatest Night in Pop, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and received 11.9M views in its first week on Netflix, becoming one of the most successful music documentaries of all time. Blair Underwood is a Tony and two-time Golden Globe nominee, and an Emmy, Grammy, Peabody, and eight-time NAACP Image Award-winning actor, director, and producer. Underwood has starred in numerous film, television, and stage productions, including Sex and the City, Set It Off, Madea's Family Reunion, Longlegs, L.A. Law, and Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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