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.
It's a Long Story "is closer to a series of Raymond Carver stories:
terse, conversational and peppered with profanity, jokes and life
lessons.... One of the great stories in American music."--Jim
Kiest, San Antonio Express-News
"It's a Long Story proves to capture the Red Headed Stranger in a
direct light, and fans have plenty to gain within its
pages."--Tyler R. Kane, Paste Magazine's "The 15 Best Nonfiction
Books of 2015 (So Far)"
"Long Story thrives on the basis of two factors: Nelson's short
sentences, chalk-full of his deadpan wit and the larger-than-life
tales he shares.... Nelson's sage and easy-going spin on these
various yarns, and the morals he offers up in his summations, are
endearing and entertaining.... Essential reading."--James Courtney,
San Antonio Current
"A fascinating memoir of a living American icon. It is as colorful
as Willie's life has been. Written in a very beautiful and gripping
style, Nelson's book reads like a novel."--The Washington
BookReview
"A roadmap for the richest kind of life.... Willie is a loquacious
storyteller with a disarming knack for self-effacement."--Malcolm
Jones, The Daily Beast
"A smooth-spoken recollection of the country legend's childhood and
his eight-decade-long musical career.... Just like this book -- and
its subject -- direct and genuine."--Mike Snider, USA Today
"An autobiography that ought to be on any Southern music lover's
shelf--this is Willie in his own authentic voice, sharing memories
of his Texas upbringing."--CJ Lotz, Garden & Gun
"As a kid, Willie Nelson wrote poetry. From an early age, he
understood the power of a simple, direct voice and it's this voice
that makes My Life more than just another run-of-the-mill, music
industry memoir.... You don't need to be a fan to be beguiled by
his gift for spinning a yarn."--Fiona Capp, The Sydney Morning
Herald
"As breezy, entertaining and occasionally bizarre as the man
himself."--Larry Getlen, New York Post
"Behind Willie's remarkable music is a remarkable life, well
rendered in It's a Long Story... It reads like what you might hear
if you were sitting on the front porch talking with Willie about
his life and about music. And who wouldn't want to do that?"--Larry
Thornberry, The American Spectator
"Brims with affectionate reminiscences of Nelson's childhood and
semi-wayward youth, his turbulent marriages and career zigzags. And
of course his raison d'être, music."--Leah Greenblatt,
Entertainment Weekly
"Country music legend Willie Nelson tells his life story his way,
with humor and outright honesty. Most of the time, it feels as if
he is sitting right across the table talking directly to us,
pouring out his heart and soul."--Christine M. Irvin,
BookReporter
"Endlessly entertaining.... Readers of It's a Long Story will
finally get the sense that Nelson is sitting before them spilling
everything he can remember.... It's a wonderful thing if you love
ol' Willie -- and who doesn't? ... Nelson has spent decades on the
road building this story -- do yourself a favor and take a day or
two to read it."--Hunter Hauk, Dallas Morning News
"Every page radiates authenticity.... Heartfelt...."--Douglas
Brinkley, The Washington Post
"Invaluable... Nelson writes the way he sings and plays
guitar--with conversational ease and grace."--James Reed, The
Boston Globe
"Nelson offers a warm, friendly, and a deeply reflective glimpse
behind the making of most of his albums as well as
behind-the-scenes looks at some of his best-known hits.... Reading
Nelson's narrative is like sitting on the front porch chatting with
an old friend."--Publishers Weekly
"Nelson recounts a colorful life story in and out of music. And
what a life it has been."--Bob Ruggiero, Houston Press
"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
"One of America's most gifted songwriters and storytellers, Nelson
mesmerizes us with his gift of gab in this autobiography, regaling
us with stories of his life -- from his childhood and youth in
Abbott, TX, to the ups and downs of his marriages, and his deep
love for his family, friends, fans, and songwriting."--Henry
Carrigan, No Depression
"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
"The often hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking story of a life on
the run."--Woody Harrelson, Interview
"This is the definitive Willie Nelson story. It's a rare insight
into an American folk hero, one told in a voice as powerful and
genuine as the red-headed stranger himself."
--Mark Flanagan, Run Spot Run
"This rollicking bio perfectly captures the inimitable voice of his
plain-speaking subject."--Sarah Murdoch, Toronto Star
"Warm, witty, and burnished with cowboy mystic wisdom."--Tim
Stegall, The Austin Chronicle
"Who doesn't love Trigger-wielding Willie Nelson? ... Pour a drink,
take a seat and dig into the life story of one of America's true
living legends."--Parade
A "breezy new autobiography... His voice as a writer, as in song,
is warm, generous and good-timey."--James Sullivan, San Francisco
Chronicle
A "candid, heartfelt memoir.... In a plainspoken, conversational
tone reminiscent of his singing voice."--Dave Shiflett, Wall Street
Journal
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