Lionel Richie Quotes & Sayings

“I think the whole world is dying to hear someone say, 'I love you.' I think that if I can leave the legacy of love and passion in the world, then I think I've done my job in a world that's getting colder and colder by the day.”

“By growing up in Alabama, I had a melting pot of the whole pie: R&B, gospel, country.”

“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.'”

“I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it does: It strips away all of your facade. It makes you so honest. It's cleansing.”

“All artists are egotistical maniacs with inferiority complexes.”

“I always like to challenge myself. I never want to be put into a box.”

“I just like people. I'll hold a conversation at a gas station. It's not about the fame and the fortune, I just like people.”

“People have allowed me into their homes, through my words and my music.”

“Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.”

“I travel around the world, experiencing every language, every religion... some places where there's just no reason to smile, because their lives are so difficult.”