Willie: an Autobiography - Softcover

For more than twenty years, Willie Nelson has romanced America with his soul-stirring blend of poetry and country music and carved his unique path as a beloved outlaw with his personal life. Here is Nelson's story as never told before--from his childhood, his early struggles as a songwriter, his stormy marriages, and much more. Pocket Books.

Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captured the imagination of America for more than thirty years; he is the nearest thing we have to the poet laureate of the heart and the Heartland. Told with frankness, deep warmth, and earthy humor, here is Willie's story, as only he could tell it. The reader also learns about his childhood spent picking cotton; his stormy marriages; his impoverished early years as a fledgling songwriter; his wild experiences with drugs, booze, and women; his long rise to superstardom; and his shared musical and personal experiences with performers like Waylon Jennings, Julio Iglesias, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Loretta Lynn, Frank Sinatra, and Linda Ronstadt.