Lionel Richie’s ‘No-Holds-Barred’ Memoir Truly Recounts the Music Legend’s Rise to Fame — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover of legendary musician and producer Lionel Richie’s new memoir.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, 75, will publish the book, titled Truly, through HarperOne this fall. Described as “intimate” and “no-holds-barred,” Truly recounts the lessons Richie has learned over the course of his life and music career.

Beginning with his childhood growing up on a university campus in Tuskegee, Ala., during the Civil Rights Movement, Truly traces Richie’s rise to fame as a member of the soul group the Commodores. The book also covers Richie’s solo career, which catapulted with the release of his hit 1983 album Can’t Slow Down, as well as his renowned work as a co-writer of the record-breaking anthem for famine relief in Africa “We Are the World,” alongside Michael Jackson.

Richie has won Grammys, an Oscar and a Golden Globe award, and he has sold more than 125 million records worldwide. He will also return to TV’s singing competition American Idol on March 9, as a judge for his eighth consecutive season.

In addition to his greatest career hits, Truly delves into Richie’s personal life, including his experiences with ADHD, his father’s death, two divorces and a vocal chord industry that almost cost him his voice. Despite the obstacles, Richie “lived to tell his story.”

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“I travel the world, and all people really want to hear is, ‘I love you,’ ” the musician said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “ ‘I love you’ is forever. And the day we realize we come as different tribes, but we all represent the global family of mankind… the day that happens, we will clearly be united, together, as one.”

“Lionel Richie is not only a music legend who has long been a multicultural and generational bridge; he has witnessed monumental shifts in history and entertainment while working with some of the most significant talents of our age,” Judith Curr, president and publisher of HarperOne Group, said in the statement.

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“We are thrilled to not only be providing his fans and friends with a nuanced, detailed, emotional telling of what his life has held, but his view of the world — what has changed and what has remained the same, the difficulties and the causes for celebration.”

Truly will be published on Sept. 30 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

Source People.com