Artists aren’t often the best judge of their own work. Perhaps because they’re too close to it, or perhaps they’re a bit unwilling to embody some of the sentiments of their songs. Many a smash hit ...

For Lionel Richie, there came a time when he heeded a certain call. The call came at a Prince concert in 1984, when the Grammy winner and first wife Brenda Harvey were struck by a 3-year-old girl ...