Lionel Richie feels as if he has ‘survived’ fame | Leisure

Lionel Richie feels as if he has “survived” fame.

The 73-year-old singer and expertise present choose – who first turned often called co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores within the Seventies however has since launched 10 studio albums of his personal – was honoured with the Icon Award on the 2022 American Music Awards and defined that the accolade is a nod to how he’s “nonetheless going.”

He stated: “I survived it. This isn’t simply given… There are lots of people who grow to be well-known, there are lots of people who don’t survive well-known. We’re speaking about 4 generations round right here now of ‘American Idol’… And nonetheless stepping into my proper thoughts, that’s inconceivable at this stage in life.”

The ‘All Night time Lengthy’ hitmaker – who’s the adoptive father of actuality star Nicole Richie and likewise has Miles, 28, and 24-year-old Sofia with ex-wife Diane Alexander – added that being an “icon” means he has acquired “older and wiser” and famous that a few of his largest tracks will probably be round eternally.

He informed ExtraTV: “You bought older and wiser… I do know a number of stuff… You wish to know in regards to the tour, you wish to learn about writing, you wish to learn about survival, speak to me… Been there, accomplished that, like being the mum or dad… That’s who I’m proper now, that’s what ‘icon’ means. That’s a complete different ball sport, that’s your friends. ‘All Night time Lengthy’ is eternally’ ‘Simple’ is eternally, ‘Whats up’ is eternally. These are my particular children, however all of them work.”