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Lionel Richie opened up about his relationship with his eldest child, Nicole Richie

The "Easy" singer adopted Nicole with his first wife, Brenda Harvey, in the '80s

He added of their relationship, "Forget biological, I don't know the difference"

Lionel Richie has learned some touching lessons courtesy of his daughter, Nicole Richie .

Richie and his first wife, Brenda Harvey, became Nicole’s legal guardians when she was 3 and later adopted her at age 9. She is the biological daughter of Lionel’s drummer Peter Escovedo (the brother of famed musician Sheila E.) and Karen Moss.

"If I’ve ever met anyone in my life, Nicole was the one who actually taught me how to fall in love," Lionel, 76, shared on Today with Jenna & Friends on Oct. 3. "Forget biological, I don’t know

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