Share My Life

A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption

By: Kem, David Ritz - contributor, Eric Holder -foreword

Narrated by: Kem, Keith David

Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Grammy Award-nominated artist Kem shares his life in this revealing and remarkable 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 incredible 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.

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His openness about every aspect of his life.

I liked how he’s in recovery from addiction like myself and that he’s a spiritual seeker.

I keep on LOVING Kem!

This was a very inspiring journey into the life of one of my favorite artists! Honest and vulnerable are the two words that come to mind when I think about this great book!
Thank you Kem for sharing your experiences with me!

Heartwarming and Melodic

Kem takes his time to tell his story. Every inch of his narrative embodies the rhythm of a strong writer storyteller. You feel for him and the women in his life. Thank you Kem for sharing your heart yet again!

I look at him differently now

Well, I will just say it, I liked the story, his life is his life, I don’t like how he has such a fascination for white women, there must not be any black women occupying the spaces of his movement. I, being a black woman, was sad for us. No one wants us, we are rarely first choice. For me, his story was so much deeper and prompted outside conversations among my group of thinkers. It is what it is I guess.

Beautiful and Poignant

A masterpiece! KEM narrated this work of art with perfection--waking every human emotion. Loved it!!

Loved it!

as I am a huge Kim fan, I really enjoyed listening to the story read by him. His love story was beautiful. I will probably end up listening to it all over again!

Spiritually powerful and captivating

Love the transparency and honesty. Felt like I got to know him His spiritual journey is so inspiring. Loved it especially after seeing him in concert last week

Wow!

Loved it! An intimate look into a man who is flawed in many ways but found himself and love!

Excellent

Thank you for transparency and sharing your journey with us! This was truly excellent from beginning to end!!

Nothing

I was hoping to find an new interest but he isn't it. I wanted to like this entertainer enough to add him to my future listening. Sadly, it's not going to happen. Good luck Kem.