Waylon Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Lenny Kaye is an acclaimed music writer whose work has appeared in Crawdaddy, Creem, Hit Parader, Rolling Stone, and Village Voice. He is the author of You Call It Madness: The Sensuous Song of the Croon and has been playing guitar for Patti Smith since 1971. He lives in New York City.
"A no-holds-barred, tell-it-all story, overflowing with the
honesty, true humor, and down-home charisma of an authentic
honky-tonk hero down to the very last page." --Music City News
"As good a book about American popular music as one is likely to
find." --Washington Post
"Essential reading for country fans." --Publishers Weekly
"Finally, here is the autobiography we've all been waiting for!"
--Willie Nelson
"Folksy, funny, spirited. . . . There are plenty of Waylon moments
to be enjoyed . . . loving, insightful . . . filled with
backcountry humor. . . . Unflinchingly, the book reads true to the
man: if you like Waylon, you'll love Waylon." --Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
"Read Waylon if you love country music. And read it if you admire
renegades who throw away the formula and play it the way they hear
it in their heads . . . . Eminently readable . . . . Mr. Jennings
tells his tales with humor and detail." --Dallas Morning News
"Well-turned, sometimes salty . . . refreshing . . . candid . . .
poignant . . . An honest spotlight on a passel of colorful
characters . . . . One of the best of country's tell-alls, as warm,
peculiar, and individualistic as Jennings's music itself."
--Entertainment Weekly
"What a life! And what a wonderful story of a country boy who
despite hardships unimaginable attained success and stardom. A
'must read' for not anyone, but everyone." --Chet Atkins
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