March 6 - 12, 2022 BY JAY BOBBIN
Lionel Richie
OF ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ ON ABC crowd, and the (music professional) says, “You’re five years away from being where you really want to be.” And I just couldn’t put that in my head. “What do you mean, five years from now?” But we didn’t have the experience. So, what we have to do as judges is actually tell them the same thing, which is, “You’re not ready yet.” We know what they’re thinking. What has kept you going with such a positive outlook?
As you help others get their starts via “American Idol,” do you reflect on your own beginning in music?
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You know, mine was pretty interesting because I came from a group situation, so I could take the “no’s” a lot better because there were five other guys that took the “no’s” with me. But this one thing, you just cannot overlook, and that’s the time you have to put in. There’s always that moment where you say, “I’m ready.” And we hear these kids on “American Idol” say so many times, “I’m ready. I’m 15 years old. I’m ready to go.” And we’re saying, “No, you’re not.”
I wake up in the morning (and maybe) I’m miserable, lying in bed. And then I walk into the bathroom and I look in the mirror and I go, “Oh, my God. Lionel Richie.” And what that does for me is it just gives me the concept that no matter what is the problem, there are folks that have bigger problems than I have. And on top of that, how lucky am I to be here? I use that as my going-forward every day. That’s my gratitude, my moment when I say to myself, “This is where I put myself, and where can I go from here?” That’s my positive attitude. So, when you see me smiling every day, it’s, “Oh, my God. I’m Lionel Richie. What else could be better? You got here because you worked hard. People believed in you. And then, by the grace of God, you made it.” So, I’ve always been there to the point where I want to be positive about life.
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