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    Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption
    Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption
    Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption
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    Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption

    Written by Kem, David Ritz and Eric Holder

    Narrated by Kem and Keith David

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    Grammy Award–nominated artist Kem shares his life in this “breathtaking” (Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times bestselling author) and revealing memoir tracing his transformative journey from homelessness to gold-selling artist.

    Known for his smooth, affecting crooning and dapper style, Kem’s journey to the stage is nothing short of inspiring. In Share My Life, Kem goes back to the very beginning before his time to introduce his grandmother, who worked as a sharecropper in the South and had thirteen children. As Kem’s family rises from the sharecropping and ultimately lands in Detroit, there is an unspoken mantra of “hard things are better left unsaid,” which has devastating consequences down the line. And so, Kem grows up in the midst of an impenetrable silence. His mother is never without a beer in her hand, and his relationship with his father is oddly tense. Emotionally starved, Kem internalizes harmful feelings, eventually spiraling to drug use in his search for relief.

    At nineteen, Kem is homeless, roaming the cold Detroit streets. In the overly bright AA halls, Kem comes across men like himself verbalizing their feelings. The meetings helped him discover his own voice, using music as an outlet that has since touched millions.

    In Share My Life, Kem chronicles his “revelatory, moving, and inspirational” (Lisa Cortés, Academy Award–nominated and Emmy Award–winning producer and director) journey of self-discovery. The young boy who struggled with feelings of worthlessness becomes a man willing to put everything on the line for his dream.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateApr 4, 2023
    ISBN9781797154121
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    Kem

    For all of his life, Kem has been driven by music and the emotions involved in bringing it to life. Today, the internationally renowned R&B singer/songwriter has to his credit: one platinum-selling album (Kem: Album II); two gold-selling albums (Kemistry; Intimacy); three Grammy nominations; five #1 hit singles (“Love Calls,” “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Why Would You Stay,” “It’s You,” and “Nobody”), along with several sold-out national tours and international shows. He is the author of Share My Life. 

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    • 5/5
      I really loved this book. It is well worth reading...
    • 5/5
      This was such a great book that speaks of inter generational trauma from an uncommon perspective. The truths of Kem’s life and his family are woven together through the lens of a child’s innocence but spoken with the wisdom gained from the dark night of the soul. This book has such a beautiful healing power for those open to receive it.
    • 5/5
      Magnificent insight to his lifes journey! And how he waited for andloved Ericka and his family! Go head. Kem….??????