New book tells story of Willie Nelson through his own words

Countless pundits have had their say on what makes Willie Nelson tick. But the only person who really knows is the Red Headed Stranger himself. The just-released Willie Nelson on Willie Nelson: Interviews and Encounters (Chicago Review Press) compiles 31 conversations with the 92-year-old legend, starting with a 1969 story on his career for the long-defunct Country Song Roundup. Across the book, Nelson talks about songwriting, environmentalism and his memories of North Texas, including the first time he smoked weed in Fort Worth in the 1950s (spoiler alert: he didn’t...