Richard had been saying that he was writing a book for years before he passed; I
d wondered if he'd ever finished it. He did.

So far, it's a bit fluffy and very much in the vein of an inspirational guide as much as an autobio, though it's that too. He presumes you've read Otis' book and seen the movie based on it, so most of his info is counterpoint.

He talks more about Melvin Franklin than Otis did - how Franklin wasa depressed poor kid and the problems he had at home

-He claims that the main reason Ruffin got fired was because Otis was jealous of him. He also claims to be the one to recommend Ruffin for the group after they originally asked him to replace Al Bryant. He also says, re: Otis and his voice "a man's got to know his limitations" (quoting Dirty Harry),

https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781620246405

Ball of Confusion
My Life as a Temptin' Temptation
by Richard Street with Gary Flanigan

What gives this Motown artist autobiography mo’ than any other you’ve read? Mary Wilson gave us the dust on Motown as a Supreme. Smokey Robinson purged his soul with his exposé. Marvin Gaye’s Divided Soul was provocative. And as far as the Temptations, Otis Williams went there in print and on TV. With such an expansive universe of material, what makes this book boldly go where none have gone before?

Ball of Confusion is written from the perspective of Richard Street, who in 1959 sang with Otis Williams and the Distants, the group that became the temptin’ Temptations. Richard was also the quality control manager with Motown from 1960 to 1969 before becoming a member of the Temptations from 1971 to 1993. Drawing from the Temptations’ 1973 hit “Heavenly,” which finds Richard singing lead, his perspective provides a God-inspired spirituality that is as relevant today as the lyrics to the song from which this book’s title is taken.

Ball of Confusion is “street” life with the Tempts. It is a firsthand account in the timeless attempt to spotlight what is the show and what is the business.