Lionel Richie plans to publish a memoir that will tell of his illustrious nearly six-decade career.
The as-yet-untitled book, according to its publisher HarborOne, will be an 'intimate, deeply honest memoir'.
Richie, 75, is an Academy Award, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning singer-songwriter and a judge on American Idol.
The Endless Love singer 'seeks to inspire all those who doubt themselves or feel their dreams are worthless by recounting the lessons learned during her success stories,' a press release said.
Richie – who recently got hitched to his 34-year-old girlfriend in Spago – was struggling with an achingly shy, tragically late bloomer. His dramatic transformation from ADHD to world-class entertainer and composer of love songs sounds like the soundtrack of our lives.'
Lionel is also father to Nicole and daughters Sofia Richie.
Lionel Richie plans to publish a tell-all memoir about his illustrious nearly six-decade career. Seen at the Fool in Love festival in August 2024
Richie explained to People that he considers himself the 'reluctant hero of my own story.'
The memoir begins when Ritchie was a college student at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama at the height of the civil rights movement, then explores his time as a member of The Commodores before seeing the superstardom that came as a solo artist. In the 1980s.
“I travel the world and all people really want to hear is, 'I love you,'” Richie said in a statement.
'I will always love you. On the day when we realize that we come as different tribes, but we all represent the universal family of humanity… On that day, we will be clearly united, together, together.
“Lionel Ritchie is not only a musical legend, but a longtime multi-cultural and generational bridge, who has witnessed enormous changes in history and entertainment, while working with some of the most remarkable talents of our age,” said HarbourOne President and Publisher Judith Carr. The committee said.
He added, 'We're excited to give his fans and friends a nuanced, detailed, unemotional account of what his life is like, but his view of the world – what's changed, what's the same, the difficulties. and causes for celebration.'
The as-yet-untitled book will be an “intimate, deeply honest memoir,” according to its publisher, HarperOne. Accessed here on October 2, 2024
Daughter Nicole Richie attended the Saint Laurent Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 24.
The Lady hitmaker will describe what she calls her 'dark times' – the death of her father, two bitter divorces and an injury to her vocal chords that almost took away her voice.
He also wrote how the changes in the music industry challenged him, which eventually led him to become a judge on American Idol.
'Richie will share how he lived to tell this story – and through divine intervention, quickly ascended to great heights as one of the greatest recovery stories ever told,' the publisher said.
Richie's memoir will be released on September 30, 2025, and is available for pre-sale now.
The Endless Love singer tries to 'encourage all those who doubt themselves or feel their dreams are worthless.' Seen here in 2024 with Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Ryan Seacrest
Richie and Luke Bryan recently welcomed American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood to the show.
“It makes a lot of sense,” he said and! News in August. 'He's not the one we need to get along with. And she has a great story, she came from American Idol.'
'What a great judge,' continued Lionel, 'now we don't have to explain, “We know how you feel.”
'As artists, we know how you feel, but we've never been in that oval that says American Idol. She's been there, done that.
