Lionel Richie has been honored with the prestigious Icon Award at the 2022 AMAs.
The 73-year-old singer was honored by longtime friends Smokey Robinson who introduced a package highlighting Richie's impressive career.
When Richie took the stage to accept his award, he marveled at the full-circle moment for his career. Richie also thanked the friends that have been his support system along the way, before sending a message to the"young superstars" in attendance at this year's AMAs. ET's Denny Directo caught up with Richie on the red carpet ahead of his big moment, where he noted how special it was to receive the Icon Award at the AMAs.
"It's two things: You can be famous, or you can survive the famous," he noted."I survived the famous. So tonight is going to be one of those wonderful cases where I get to sit and enjoy this." and knowing where I'm going and then all of a sudden, flash, we are now at this tribute," he reminisced with a laugh. "I mean, Mr. Wonderful -- that's what I call him -- we've been friends forever. Smokey [Robinson], been friends forever. I'm in this very unique club. And I'm very blessed to know him and when he's doing this, I mean, you have to understand how I feel.
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