You won''t see no sad and teary eyes
When I get my wings, and it''s my time to fly
Just call my friends and tell them
There''s a party, come on by
So just roll me up and smoke me when I die
In Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson
muses about his greatest influences and the things that are most
important to him, and celebrates the family, friends, and
colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey. Willie riffs on
everything: music, wives, Texas, politics, horses, religion,
marijuana, children, the environment, poker, hogs, Nashville,
karma, and more. He shares the outlaw wisdom he has acquired over
eight decades, along with favorite jokes and insights from friends
and others close to him. Rare family pictures, beautiful artwork
created by his son Micah Nelson, and lyrics to classic songs
punctuate these charming and poignant memories. Willie Nelson has
touched millions, and none more deeply than his family, friends,
and bandmates, several of whom share, for the first time, intimate
stories about the Red Headed Stranger.
From teaching a granddaughter to play the guitar to touring with
the Highwaymen, from picking cotton while growing up in Texas to
being home with the tribe on Maui, Willie takes you on the tour bus
and, through candid observations and vivid recollections, gives you
a front-row seat to his remarkable world. But beware: "You know you
shouldn''t be reading this BS, it could ruin you for all time to
come," he says. "You could end up a social outcast like me, an
outlaw!"
At once a road journal written in his inimitable, homespun voice
and a fitting tribute to America''s greatest traveling bard,
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die-introduced by Kinky
Friedman, another favorite son of Texas-is a deeply personal look
into the heart and soul of a unique man and one of the greatest
artists of our time, a songwriter and performer whose legacy will
endure for generations to come.
