For more than 50 years, Willie Nelson has taken the stuff of his life -- the good & the bad -- & made it a permanent part of our musical heritage & kept us company through the good & the bad of our own lives. Born in 1933, Willie Nelson is one of the most popular, prolific, & influential songwriters & singers in the history of Amer. music. Long before he became famous as a performer, he was a songwriter, keeping his young family afloat by writing songs that other people turned into hits. So it's fitting that he has finally set down in his own words a book that does justice to his gifts as a storyteller. Here, Nelson reflects on what has mattered to him in life & what hasn't. Also tells some great dirty jokes. The result is a book as wise & hilarious as its author. B&W photos.
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If you had to give America a voice, it's been said more than once, that voice would be Willie Nelson's. For more than fifty years, he's taken the stuff of his life--the good and the bad--and made from it a body of work that has become a permanent part of our musical heritage and kept us company through the good and the bad of our own lives. So it's fitting, and cause for celebration, that he has finally set down in his own words a book that does justice to his great gifts as a storyteller. In The Facts of Life, Willie Nelson reflects on what has mattered to him in life and what hasn't. He also tells some great dirty jokes. The result is a book as wise and hilarious as its author.
From the Back Cover:
“Who knew the world’s best-loved country singer had such a good sense of humor?” —Texas Monthly
“You can’t not like Willie Nelson.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune
“Pure Willie Nelson...equal parts minstrel, scoundrel, and cowboy—and all of it’s genuine.” —The Washington Times
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0756767571
- ISBN 13 9780756767570
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages232
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