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It's a Long Story

My Life

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It's a Long Story

Written by: Willie Nelson, David Ritz
Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
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Willie Nelson shares his life story in this captivating bestselling memoir of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms.

"Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." ... So say the publishers about this book I've written. What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it.

It's a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping to strike gold.

It's a story of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms, with a musical sound track ripping right through it. My life gets lived on the road, at home, and on the road again, tried and true, and I've written it all down from my heart to yours.

Signed, Willie Nelson.
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I could listen to Christopher Ryan Grant read the phone book. It helps that this book was also an incredible book.

Couldn't Put it Down!

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Great insight into a fabulous performer. Must read if you’re a Willie fan! Un-put-down-able 🩷 and highly recommended

Shotgun Willie 🩷

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I love these old tales from experienced musicians that few of us have ever heard, and Willie Nelson has had one incredible life! Narration was very well done.

Great stories from the redheaded stranger..

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When I first began this book, I didn't think I'd like it. As I heard more of the story, my interest began to peak. Willie Nelson is a humble man & has a very good grasp of the important things in life which is quite welcoming in times like this. He's never forgotten his roots & champions many causes. I love that about him. This turned out to be quite a revealing book & I'm glad I chose to listen to it. He certainly has good words that many can live by. Thank you, Willie, for sharing this with the world.
The narrator does a really great job of sounding like the author which makes it that much more enjoyable.

Great book & narrator

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Highly recommended. Honest authentic, beautiful read. A different but valuable cultural contributing by Willie Nelson

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