Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2014 14:51:04 GMT -5
Ten things I love about Willie Nelson
by GRACE POTTER
1. He wrote the song “Crazy.” He could have only done that and he’d still be one of my favorite people of all time.
2. He played in a traditional polka band when he was just getting started.
3. He keeps his family close. His sister Bobbie is still in the band.
4. He has the best please-get-off-my-bus line of all time: “Well, we gotta drive West…”
5. He is a founding member of FarmAid, a cause very dear to my heart.
6. He was instrumental in putting the biodiesel movement on the map, making it possible for touring bands to lower their carbon footprint.
7. He looks great in a turtleneck. Check out the [“Ernest Tubb Show”] clip of him from his earlier years.
8. He plays Trigger, his beat-to-shit acoustic guitar, through a Baldwin amplifier.
9. His particular style of guitar playing is really unique—his solos sound like beautifully crafted accidents.
10. His legacy appreciates year after year because he’s never tried to be anything other than who he is.
by GRACE POTTER
1. He wrote the song “Crazy.” He could have only done that and he’d still be one of my favorite people of all time.
2. He played in a traditional polka band when he was just getting started.
3. He keeps his family close. His sister Bobbie is still in the band.
4. He has the best please-get-off-my-bus line of all time: “Well, we gotta drive West…”
5. He is a founding member of FarmAid, a cause very dear to my heart.
6. He was instrumental in putting the biodiesel movement on the map, making it possible for touring bands to lower their carbon footprint.
7. He looks great in a turtleneck. Check out the [“Ernest Tubb Show”] clip of him from his earlier years.
8. He plays Trigger, his beat-to-shit acoustic guitar, through a Baldwin amplifier.
9. His particular style of guitar playing is really unique—his solos sound like beautifully crafted accidents.
10. His legacy appreciates year after year because he’s never tried to be anything other than who he is.