THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A fascinating perspective on a great pop story.' Sunday Times 'A
career this packed with highs - and personal lows - makes for dream memoir fodder.' Daily
Telegraph The long-awaited memoir of legendary Lionel Richie. 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. Lionel Richie's memoir includes three eight-page photo inserts.
