Dette er historien om mitt liv, fortalt så klart som en Texas-himmel og i samme rytme som jeg levde det. Det er en historie om rastløshet, øyeblikkets renhet og om å leve riktig. Om min barndom i Abbott, Texas, til Pacific Northwest, fra Nashville til Hawaii - og hele veien tilbake igjen. Om å selge støvsugere og leksika mens en gjester radioprogrammer og skriver sang etter sang, i håp om å finne gull. Det er en historie om ekte kjærlighet, ville tider, bestevenner og barer, med et musikalsk lydspor hele veien gjennom. Mitt liv blir levd på veien, hjemme og på veien igjen, prøvd og etterprøvd, og jeg har skrevet det ned fra mitt hjerte til ditt - Willie Nelson. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.
Five decades in the music industry, 100 albums, 10 Grammys, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Add high-profile activism for the legalisation of marijuana, the foundation of a ground-breaking philanthropic organisation, and a much-publicised personal life - Willie Nelson's is a story like no other.
Born during the great depression in 1933 and raised by his grandparents, he began singing in dance halls and Honky Tonks at the age of 13, as an escape from working as a cotton picker in the fields of Arkansas. He went on to write some of the most popular country songs of all time, and to record some classic versions of others, including Crazy, Bring Me Sunshine, Always on my Mind and Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. An American icon who still tours extensively and headlines music festivals, Willie Nelson and his music have found their way into the hearts and minds of fans all over the world.
Now 81 years of age, Nelson leaves no experience or moment unturned as he shares the full story. From his drive to write music to the women in his life; from his collaborations to his bankruptcy to the foundation of Farm Aid; Nelson shares, in his distinct voice, soaring highs and painful lows.
