{"product_id":"willie-nelson-9780316017794","title":"Willie Nelson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWillie Nelson has spent the last 30 years on that higher plane of celebrity where he signifies many things to many people--American folk hero, national treasure, Outlaw, tax dodger, country traditionalist, actor and friend of the farmer amongst many others.  Acclaimed biographer and journalist Joe Nick Patoski offers a frank and thorough portrait, adding some surprising insight on this beloved performer. From his humble beginnings in Waco, TX, cared for by his grandparents, to learning to play guitar at 6 and wrote his first song at 7 to his remarkable rise to legendary status as a genre-bending music maker and a bona fide Hollywood darling, Patoski draws from his own association with Nelson, a relationship that began in the 1970s when Patoski began writing about the man and his music.  Why does Nelson keep going down the road, steady as a mountain stream, creating an illusion for the millions that sit in awe of him as he sings the same repertoire night after night? With relish, Willie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatoski's profound understanding of Nelson's life, character and milieu make this the Willie bio to get. (starred review) --- Kirkus Reviews * For a guy who isn't me, Joe Nick Patoski can really write. Willie Nelson: An Epic Life is heartbreaking enough to have been ghostwritten by Hank Williams. It may be the best book ever written about the life of Texas's greatest gift to the world.        -- *\u003cbr\u003eA fine book worthy of Willie....A lively, substantive account. --- Bob Ruggiero, Houston Chronicle","brand":"Little, Brown \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017763586391,"sku":"9780316017794","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780316017794.jpg?v=1750774591","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/willie-nelson-9780316017794","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}