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Forget About 40 Years In Show Business. Just Surviving 27 Years Of Nicole Richie Is Enough.

Exactly When People Are In Turmoil Is The Time That The Entertainment Business Has Always Been At Its Best. Because People Don't Want To Be Reminded Every Day That They Are Under Siege, Or That They're Not Having A Great Time Of Life.

So Much Of My Career Has Been About Saying Things The Way People Say Them, Using Melodies Not That I Can Sing But That The People Can Sing.

Growing Up With Country, R&b, Gospel, And Classical Music From My Grandmother And Pop, Tuskegee Was The Perfect Melting Pot For My Influences As A Writer.