Taking time to sit back and watch and think about what youve seen is important. Traveling did a great deal to me. I found that when I travel and just sit in the corner and watch, a million ideas come to me. – Lionel Richie
I travel around the world, experiencing every language, every religion… some places where theres just no reason to smile, because their lives are so difficult. – Lionel Richie
Your kids can say some cruel things to you at times. For example, Nicole, Miles and Sofie are standing there in the room and Im dressed to kill in my own mind. Theyll say to me, Dad, youre not going out there looking like that are you? If that doesnt kill a star, I dont know what does! – Lionel Richie
Kids will keep it real. If Ive ever had in my life a great anchor, its them. They get in your head, dont get too famous. If you think youre really famous and think youre really hip, go hang out with your kids for an afternoon. Thats about as earthbound as its going to get. – Lionel Richie
Songs really are like a form of time travel because they really have moved forward in a bubble. Everyone whos connected with it, the studios gone, the musicians are gone, and the only thing thats left is this recording which was only about a three-minute period maybe 70 years ago. – Tom Waits