So Much Of My Career Has Been

Believe Me, I Love Commerce As Much As The Rest Of The Readers Of 'businessweek.' But In Art, You Have To Be True To Yourself And Your Musical Vision. People Have Known Me Well For A Long Time, So If I Was Chasing A Trend And Doing Something That Wasn't Authentic To Who I Am, They Would Know It In Just A Few Seconds.

The Best Compliment That Has Ever Been Given To Me Was, I Was At The Airport One Day And A Guy Came In And Said, 'lionel, My Wife Loves You, The Kids Love You, My Mother-in-law Loves You, The Family Loves You.

All Artists Are Egotistical Maniacs With Inferiority Complexes.

Lionel Richie, Love Song, Ok, Thank You Very Much, Good-bye. And All Of A Sudden I Realized That, In My Career, What Has Made My Career Has Always Been The Surprises.

Exactly When People Are In Turmoil Is The Time That The Entertainment Business Has Always Been At Its Best. Because People Don't Want To Be Reminded Every Day That They Are Under Siege, Or That They're Not Having A Great Time Of Life.