Description: "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."--
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"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)
"Satisfying... vulnerable and powerful." - New York Times
"Truly captivated me...Unlike most entries in the genre, it is genuinely vulnerable, heartbreaking, and often very funny." - Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker
"In Truly Richie exposes his vulnerabilities as a musician and husband, not dodging his mistakes but also celebrating his hard-won triumphs as one of the most prolific artists in contemporary music...the book benefits from Richie's natural gift of lyrical storytelling. His voice is authentic." - USA Today
"Across nearly 500 pages, the smooth-singing septuagenarian offers a perspective as intimate as it is panoramic." - NPR
"An intimate look into Richie's life, one music fans and followers of the singer won't want to miss out on... It's safe to say the man has done and seen it all, and his memoir proves as much." - Billboard
"A fascinating perspective on a great pop story." - Sunday Times (London)
"A career this packed with highs--and personal lows--makes for dream memoir fodder." - Telegraph