Lionel richie biography book

Lionel Richie has a lot of credits to his name, and now he's adding "author" to the list.

The Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe–winning star has sold over million records worldwide over his decades as a recording artist, songwriter, producer. Additionally, the longtime entrepreneur, philanthropist and TV icon is set to begin his eighth season as a celebrity judge on American Idol, when the music competition returns to ABC early next year.

His new book, as yet untitled, will come out on Sept. 30, from HarperOne. In what the publisher promised will be an "intimate, deeply candid memoir," Richie, 75, "seeks to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams don’t matter by chronicling lessons learned in the course of his most unlikely of success stories — from a painfully shy, 'tragically' late bloomer grappling with ADHD to his dramatic transformation into a world-class entertainer and composer of love songs that have played like the soundtrack of our lives," according to a press release shared with PEOPLE.

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Freelance music writer

Sharon Davis is one of Britain’s leading music writers and an authority on Motown. She is the author of nine books including, most recently, Diana Ross: A Legend in Focus (Mainstream Publishing), Stevie Wonder: Rhythms of Wonder (Robson Books) and Chinwaggin’ (Bank House Books). Before becoming a writer she worked in the music business, first for EMI Records and Motown Records, and then founding her own press and promotion company for top selling disco artists.

For over thirty years Lionel Richie has never looked back as a performer. From fronting his group the Commodores – the premier R&#;B pop unit of the seventies – he became the most popular singer/songwriter in the world by the eighties. A decade later he was the ultimate star entertainer with a ‘nice guy’ image. The Lionel Richie story is about a five-time Grammy winner who has sold more than million albums worldwide. For nine consecutive years he had no 1 singles in America, a feat matched only by Irving Berlin. It is also the story of two broken marriages, personal insecurities, near-death experiences and an insight into the man behind a success story that broke the rules.

Lionel Richie is the first book written about Lionel Richie and the Commodores and draws on Sharon Davis’ unique

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