Overview
From Grammy-nominated artist, Kem, comes SHARE MY LIFE, a remarkable memoir tracing his transformative journey from homelessness to lauded artist.
Grammy Awardnominated 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, Kems 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 Kems 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 Awardnominated and Emmy Awardwinning 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.
Known for his smooth, affecting crooning and dapper style, Kems 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 Kems 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 Awardnominated and Emmy Awardwinning 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.
- | Author: Kem
- | Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- | Publication Date: May 09, 2024
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781982191252
- | ISBN-10: 1982191252