Nothing lasts all night – not even Lionel Richie.
During Tuesday’s performance atView,” The 73-year-old musician spoke about his fortieth anniversary hit “All Night Long (All Night)” – and confessed to NSFW.
He appeared on a chat show alongside fellow “American Idol” judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan to advertise the show’s twenty first season.
“Let me offer you the primary part that I actually, actually need to inform you,” Richie said. “After I wrote ‘All Night Long’ it really took all night.”
He continued by joking, “Now my ‘all night’ is reduced to quarter-hour. But don’t fret, we’ll discuss that later!”
Nevertheless, Perry didn’t seem too flustered by his answer.
“quarter-hour is a protracted time, dude!” she said in response.
“And remember it, okay?” Richie joked.
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Richie has been dating his longtime girlfriend, Lisa Parigi, since 2014.
He was previously married to Brenda Harvey-Richie from 1975 to 1993. He cheated on Harvey with Diane Alexander, to whom he was married from 1994 to 2004.
“It was mostly my fault,” he said of the breakup of his first marriage during an interview with Piers Morgan in 2015. “The very best part was that I fell in love, the worst thing was that I used to be still married. Yes.
He adopted his daughter, Nicole, 41, with Harvey and shares daughter Sofia, 24, and son Miles, 28, with Alexander.
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Nevertheless, the “Stuck on You” singer appears to be blissful in his current relationship with Parigi. The couple, who’ve been dating since 2014, met at dinner after being introduced by mutual friends. People.
while talking To people in 2019, the lead singer of “We Are the World” admitted to being a “hopeless romantic”.
“I’m a person who has passed through the ups and downs, the secrets of affection,” he said on the time.
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He added of Parigi, “She’s incredibly beautiful, but most significantly, she’s smart and helps me take care of my crazy world.”
This summer, Richie will take his music to Europe on a world tour.