It's a Long Story: My Life
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316403555 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Willie Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. . He was inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993
In a plainspoken, conversational tone reminiscent of his singing voice."Dave Shiflett, Wall Street Journal"The closing chapters are reflective and heartfelt--part musical and part personal--and they nicely bookend Nelson's admirable attempt to recount his 'long story.'"Andrew Dansby, The Houston Chronicle"One of the original 'outlaw' country singers puts it all on the line with this bawdy and moving tale of his extraordinary life."Allen Pierleoni, The Sacramento Bee"As breezy, entertaining and occasionally bizarre as the man himsel
Leaving no stone unturned." So say the publishers about this book I've written. Signed,Willie Nelson. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping to strike gold. The definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson "Unvarnished. It's a story of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms, with a musical sound track ripping right through it. It's a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. My life gets lived on the road, at home, and on the road again, tried and true, and I've written it all down from my heart to yours. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Funny. What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it
The feeling in his heart and his songs wogan Willie Nelson at the time of writing this book is 82 and he seems to be writing right from his heart. He covers a lot of his experiences, feelings and thoughts; but what might be of most interest to his many fans are his descriptions of how he wrote many of his songs. He wants to tell his story and he most certainly does. A song is a short story and he has used them to tell much of his life but here are the fine points.I like his music, but have never seen him perform (but now. Less Than I Expected I am only 15% into this book and am not impressed, either by the writing or the stories. I am a fan of Willie, but this biography does not convey the exciting and deep person he appears to be in real life. The writing reads like it was dictated by him and then massaged by a ghost writer. If it was truly written by Willie, my sincere apologies. I am going to slog on for another fifty pages and hope for more to come through. At the moment I am not a believer. If I am proven wron. The Journey Never Ends 'Night Life, 'Crazy' and 'Hello Walls, three of Willie Nelson's most wonderful and long lasting songs were almost sold for five dollars a piece. Willie was down on his luck, looking for work, and needed money. Thankfully, the man he wanted to sell them to, would not buy them,but offered him an opportunity to move on. This is but one little bit of info we learn about this wonderful, musical man.From a young age Willie had the music in him. Brought up by his grandparents in the