Lionel Richie says his 'All Night Long' is 'down to a fierce 15 minutes'
At 73 years old, Richie is going on tour with Earth, Wind & Fire later this year
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lionel Richie just got extremely personal by getting real about his sex life.
Richie opened up about his nearly 40-year-old song "All Night Long" while on "The View" with his fellow "American Idol" judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.
Ahead of his upcoming tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, cleverly titled "Sing a Song All Night Long," Richie was asked to give the backstory to his 1983 hit.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The first part I really, really have to say to you. Um, when I wrote ‘All Night Long’ it was truly all night long. Now my all night long is down to a fierce 15 minutes, but don't worry we'll talk about that later," he said cheekily.
Lionel Richie implied some interesting details about his life in the bedroom during a recent interview. (VALERIE MACON/AFP)
"15 minutes, that's long bud," Perry said excitedly, giving Richie, 73, a handshake.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Damn right," Richie said, as he shook hands with Bryan.
"And don't you forget that, all right," he told the audience.
Richie is currently in a relationship with longtime girlfriend Lisa Parigi, who is 40 years his junior.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The two have been together since 2014, and Richie called Parigi "my heart" during his speech at the 37th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony last November.
Lionel Richie and Lisa Parigi have been dating since 2014. (Shannon Finney)
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The singer-songwriter then detailed the less than linear way the song was written, admitting the track was lacking one major thing.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"‘All Night Long’ was one of those songs where I must tell you, I did not have — I had everything but the hook," he admitted.
"So I went to a friend of mine's house and I'll give you his name… Dr. Lloyd Greig from Jamaica. I went to his house for Thanksgiving dinner and I walk in his house, and I have dinner, and I say, ‘Guys, I gotta go back to the studio man. I got to go back man,’" he said mimicking a Jamaican accent.
Lionel Richie was proud of his "fierce" stamina. (RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I got to go work all night long," he recalls saying, leading to the famous hook.
"Here's the joke. [Dr. Greig's] friends from Jamaica called him and said, ‘How much money did you make man off of that song with Lionel Richie?' And he said, ‘No man, I didn’t write the song… He just wrote it at my house.'"
Richie then explained that the doctor's friends said, "Man, you got ripped off, man."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}While everyone burst into laughter on set, the hosts of the daytime talk show suggested Richie write his friend a check.
Lionel Richie detailed the writing process for his hit 1983 song "All Night Long." (VALERIE MACON/AFP)
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"All right, Lloyd," Richie said begrudgingly to the camera. "I'll send you a check."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dr. Greig is credited on the record as chanting the "All Night Long" hook.