{"product_id":"willie-nelson-an-epic-life-9780316017794","title":"Willie Nelson: An Epic Life","description":"From his first performance at age four, Willie Nelson was driven to make music and live life on his own terms. But though he is a songwriter of exceptional depth - \"Crazy\" was one of his early classics - Willie only found success after abandoning Nashville and moving to Austin, Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Headed Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e made country cool to a new generation of fans. \u003ci\u003eWanted: The Outlaws\u003c\/i\u003e became the first country album to sell a million copies. And \"On the Road Again\" became the anthem for Americans on the move. A craggy-faced, pot-smoking philosopher, Willie Nelson is one of America's great iconoclasts and idols. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now Joe Nick Patoski draws on over 100 interviews with Willie and his family, band, and friends to tell Nelson's story, from humble Depression-era roots, to his musical education in Texas honky-tonks and his flirtations with whiskey, women, and weed; from his triumph with #1 hit \"Always On My Mind\" to his nearly career-ending battles with debt and the IRS; and his ultimate redemption and ascension to American hero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Nick Patoski\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWillie Nelson: An Epic Life\u003c\/i\u003e as well as biographies of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Selena. He has written for \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Depression\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountry Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTV Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Texas Hill Country.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503238844690,"sku":"9780316017794","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_976f1906-77f9-4762-9335-6fc80cf3c4e7.jpg?v=1730785868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/willie-nelson-an-epic-life-9780316017794","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}