Truly
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4.5 • 43개의 평가
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- US$16.99
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • USA TODAY BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARDS NOMINEE: OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK
“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, STARRED review
"Satisfying... vulnerable and powerful." — New York Times
The long-awaited memoir of the 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.
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Good memoir
This is an engaging book that has endeared me to Lionel Richie’s life journey. Sometimes it felt like a lot of name dropping but he did have the experiences with remarkable celebrities and for good reason. He is a celebrated and talented performer and writer. It also shows that having what are considered learning disabilities are really talents! I love origin stories and this is a good one. Why not 5 stars? I think the parts about his wives needs a bit more depth but it’s ok not to tell what really happened in those relationships.
Wow! Truly Amazing!
Growing up in the 70s and 80s everyone knew who Lionel Richie and the Commodores were. I am more of a hard rock and heavy metal fan, but I’ve always admired Lionel songwriting and talents as a musician. I did forget all of the hits that Lionel wrote for himself and other artists and how many causes he was involved in. What you don’t know is all the struggles he had to endure as a black man growing up in Tuskegee, trying to make it as a musician. This book truly gives you your money’s worth, Lionel is so candid and honest about every detail of his life and his career. He is very self-aware and incredibly humble for somebody who is a successful and iconic as he is. He admits his mistakes and learns from them and is truly one of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time! I seriously couldn’t put this book down, and I was almost sad when it ended, but it gives you such knowledge and advice from an incredible person.
Beautiful story about a great artist and human being
Lionel takes us on a journey of his musical career with many joys and sorrows. He has an easy going, honest writing style and is extremely humble about his seminal contributions to the music world. Highly recommended book which is hard to put down. Thank you Mr. Richie for sharing your wisdom and life story.