You'd be hard-pressed to find a songwriter who's been blessed with more success than Lamont Dozier. As part of Motown's legendary songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland he's responsible for such classics as "Baby I Need Your Loving," "You Can't Hurry Love," "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)," "Stop In the Name of Love," "Heatwave," "Baby Love," "It's the Same Old Song," "Nowhere to Run," "You Keep Me Hanging On," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)," and many more. After leaving Motown he continued to make his mark as an influential songwriter, artist, and producer for the next five decades with hits such as "Give Me Just a Little More Time," "Band of Gold," and "Two Hearts," a chart-topping Phil Collins single that earned the pair an Academy Award nomination and a Grammy win. In How Sweet It Is Lamont shares his struggles of growing up in Detroit and navigating an unstable family life to pursue his passion for music. He takes us behind the scenes of the Motown machine, sharing personal stories of his encounters with such icons as Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Berry Gordy. From watching his grandfather flirt with his grandmother's beauty salon customers to getting caught in a compromising position at a "no-tell motel," Lamont reveals the moments that inspired some of his timeless songs--and pulls back the curtain on the studio secrets that helped him and his colleagues create "the sound of young America." He details the rise of own artist career, his business and legal struggles, and the personal triumphs and tragedies that defined him, both professionally and personally. At the heart of the story beats the heart of a true songwriter.

Though he's racked up well over 100 Top 10 singles on the Billboard charts, been inducted into both the Songwriters and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame, and been named among Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time," Lamont continues to write music every day. Having pursued the mystery of the songwriting muse for many years, his stories are interwoven with invaluable insights and wisdom on the art and craft of songwriting that will inspire the creative spark in all of us.