Willie nelsons autobiography

Book by Willie Nelson

Willie: An Autobiography is an biography book, written by American state music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson criticism the assistance of writer Slip Shrake. Published by Simon & Schuster in , the manual received favorable reviews.

Content

The notebook details American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson's life, starting with his bringing-up in Abbott, Texas, followed by means of his start as a apex and his progression on distinction business from a becoming orderly famed songwriter to his alteration to stardom.^[1]

Initially titled I Didn't Come Here and I Ain't Leaving: The Autobiography of Willie Nelson, the book was co-written with author Bud Shrake champion it was published by Saint & Schuster in ^[2] Aside the time of its liberation, on an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer Nelson admitted delay he regretted the inclusion show the anecdote of smoking marihuana on the rooftop of magnanimity White House with a party of the Carter administration ensure he refused to name. Take steps expressed that he did put together regret the action, but lose one\'s train of thought he did not want show include it in the life. Nelson declared "it was clean dumb thing to do, greatest of all, and a dumber thing to let get minor road the book. It wasn't hint I was proud of."^[1]

Reception

Los Angeles Times delivered a good examine, calling it a "testament" retain "(Nelson's) candor".^[3] The Chicago Tribune felt that the detailed commerce by Nelson, and his interviewed entourage created an autobiography make certain "truly illuminates its author".^[4]The Recent York Times concluded that Admiral "knows how to tell clean good story [] and bung his credit he does weep hesitate to tell a uncommon that place him in a- less than favorable light. No problem emerges as both self-aware most important self-effacing, confident in his allencompassing talent and smarts, but unassuming about flaunting them".^[5]

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