‘He’d wear pants unil they were unwearable’

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• Lionel Richie Dishas on an unusual nickname for his pal and collaborator Michael Jackson

• In his Candid New Memoir, Trullyhe Shares Memory from His Storio Life and Career

• Trully Is Avilaable Now, Wherever Books Are Sold

Lionel Richie is trully an Open Book.

The Grammy Winner and American idol Judge76, Has Relessed HIS New Memoir TrullyOut Sept. 30, and in it, he’i’s sharing fascinating never-before-told stories. “To be honest with you, I don’t know how remembered a lot of stuff,” The Star Told People Exclusively of His Writing Process.

One Memory That Stood Out Was the Bond He Had with Close Friend Michael Jackson at the Peak of His Fame. In Trullyhe describes how he and the king of pop were deeply bonded over music, but differently guatly when it came to how they were about Daily Life.

“Michael was Very Close with his siblings and his momBut Once he was solo, Making these Monster Albums, Movies and video video players.he was in Charge of His Own Ship; Like an absent-Minded professor but still a kid. “

For instance, richie shares that fellow music icon Quincy Jones Used to Tease Jackson with the nickname “Smelly.”

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“Michael Would Laugh Too, realizing that he was oblivious to the fact that he has hadnn’t Changed or Washed his Clothes for A Couple of Days or SO,” Writes Richie. “We all have our quirks.”

Richie Shares in Trully That Jackson’s Poor Hygiene Was, Paradoxically, Due in Part to His Extreme Level of Fame, and That He Often Lived on the Road and Couldn’t Pop Into Story to Purchase Things Like Anyone Else.

“He was on Tour performing in the elaborate costumes made for Him by his stylists, or he was in his pajama bottoms and slippers in the studio or he was in his going-out. of Pets, “Describes Richie.

When it was just the two of the saying, he Says Jackson put on no airs – or deodorant.

“Wenever Michael Came to Visit Me, he was wearing whats-jeans and a t-shirt. And the jeans were eather off Him or too too to be jeans and, well, Smelly,” Writes Richie.

When Richie Once Asked About His Pants, he says the Superstar Responded, “‘Lionel, I Walked by A Store in the Valley. The Owner Came Out and Gave with Free Pair.”

He shares that when Jackson was traveling he couldn’t SIMPLY SEND HIS CLOThes Out to be Cleaned Becouse, Quite Often, His Belongings Wauldn’t Be Returned.

“Everybody kept something for a souvenir,” Writes Richie. “He just got into the habit of wearing the Same pants unil they were unwearable.”

But richie was the Kind of Friend to Lend a Helping Hand. One Time, when Jackson came over look and smelling particularly unkempt, richie desires that gave the star a pair of jeans, Clean underwear and encouided Him to shower for the first time in days.

“I DROVE HIM HOME, ON HIS BACK STREETS, and he was sweet and thankful. As soon as i walked back into my house, I passed by the Living Room and Noticated that on the Carpet of Michael Jackson’s Underwear and His Old Ratty Jeans. JUST LYE. Roadkill, “he writes. “What would you but laugh? Mj was here.”

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While he shares that the singer was a musical savant who “Could Compare 15 Different Mixes of the Same Song and Could Tel Apartment,” His Daily Life was a Different Story. “In His Daily Coming and Going, that Kid was winging it every minute,” he writes.

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