The Facts of Life: And Other Dirty JokesIf you had to give America a voice, it's been said more than once, that voice would be Willie Nelson's. For more than fifty years, he's taken the stuff of his life-the good and the bad-and made from it a body of work that has become a permanent part of our musical heritage and kept us company through the good and the bad of our own lives. Long before he became famous as a performer, Willie Nelson was known as a songwriter, keeping his young family afloat by writing songs-like "Crazy"-that other people turned into hits. So it's fitting, and cause for celebration, that he has finally set down in his own words, a book that does justice to his great gifts as a storyteller. In The Facts of Life, Willie Nelson reflects on what has mattered to him in life and what hasn't. He also tells some great dirty jokes. The result is a book as wise and hilarious as its author. It's not meant to be taken seriously as an instruction manual for living-but you could do a lot worse. |
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User Review - JEldredge - LibraryThingLong before there was "Manny being Manny" i.e. he thinks he's too special, there was "Willie being Willie" i.e. he kind of doesn't care how special he should be. One of America's greatest musicians and characters shows just exactly why he is so idolized and yet so personable. Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 19 |
Section 2 | 48 |
Section 3 | 73 |
Section 4 | 95 |
Section 5 | 97 |
Section 6 | 99 |
Section 7 | 113 |
Section 8 | 126 |
Section 11 | 150 |
Section 12 | 200 |
Section 13 | 213 |
Section 14 | 217 |
Section 15 | 220 |
Section 16 | 226 |
Section 17 | 227 |
Section 18 | 231 |
Section 9 | 129 |
Section 10 | 142 |
Copyright | |