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the-birth-of-art · 2 months
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Kris Kristofferson vs. Toby Keith, 2003, as told by Ethan Hawke in Rolling Stone.
STANDING BACKSTAGE AT THE BEACON Theatre in New York, leaning against a crumbling brick wall in the dark, I could barely see Kris Kristofferson standing to my left. Willie Nelson was in the shadows to my right. Ray Charles was standing beside Willie, idly shifting his weight back and forth. A bit farther along the wall were Elvis Costello, Wyclef Jean, Norah Jones, Shelby Lynne, Paul Simon and respective managers, friends and family. Everybody was nervous and tight. We were there for Willie Nelson’s 70th birthday concert in 2003.
Up from the basement came one of country music’s brightest stars (who shall remain nameless). At that moment in time, the Star had a monster radio hit about bombing America’s enemies back into the Stone Age.
“Happy birthday,” the Star said to Willie, breezing by us. As he passed Kristofferson in one long, confident stride, out of the corner of his mouth came “None of that lefty shit out there tonight, Kris.”
“What the luck did you just say to me?” Kris growled, stepping forward.
“Oh, no,” groaned Willie under his breath. “Don’t get Kris all riled up.”
“You heard me,” the Star said, walking away in the darkness.
“Don’t turn your back to me, boy,” Kristofferson shouted, not giving a shit that basically the entire music industry seemed to be flanking him.
The Star turned around: “I don’t want any problems, Kris – I just want you to tone it down.”
“You ever worn your country’s uniform?” Kris asked rhetorically.
“What?”
“Don’t ‘What?’ me, boy! You heard the question. You just don’t like the answer.” He paused just long enough to get a full chest of air. “I asked, ‘Have you ever served your country?’ The answer is, no, you have not. Have you ever killed another man? Huh? Have you ever taken another man’s life and then cashed the check your country gave you for doing it? No, you have not. So shut the fuck up!” I could feel his body pulsing with anger next to me. “You don’t know what the hell you are talking about!”
“Whatever,” the young Star muttered.
Ray Charles stood motionless. Willie Nelson looked at me and shrugged mischievously like a kid in the back of the classroom.
Kristofferson took a deep inhale and leaned against the wall, still vibrating with adrenaline. He looked over at Willie as if to say, “Don’t say a word.” Then his eyes found me.
“You know what Waylon Jennings said about guys like him?” he whispered.
I shook my head.
“‘They’re doin’ to country music what pantyhose did to finger-fuckin’.”
(source)
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cure-smiths-headrest · 9 months
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i just love cowboys
All paintings by Glen Dean | Salad Days - Mac Demarco | Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys - Willie Nelson | El Paso - Marty Robbins | Ask - The Smiths | Country House - Blur | Loser Monologue - Sign Crushes Motorist | Jeane - The Smiths | Philadelphia II - Cyberbully Mom Club | The Ballad of Costa Concordia - Car Seat Headrest
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bunsqueakz · 4 months
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perfectquote · 2 months
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
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thoughtkick · 3 months
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
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resqectable · 4 months
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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coolthingsguyslike · 11 months
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I think it’s so funny when people talking about modern country music becoming “woke” and how they need to “go back to old country music”. Because dude, old country music was like, super progressive. Loretta Lynn wrote songs about birth control, Dolly Parton wrote songs about inequality and working systems, Willie Nelson wrote songs about gay cowboys and wrote several Antiwar songs, and several songs about marijuana, Reba wrote a song about AIDS in a time when people were terrified of it. And y’all know Johnny Cash was progressive as hell! He got into fights with the Klan, has songs about prison reform, songs about Native American issues and Antiwar songs. What Kelsea Ballerini did at the CMT awards was extremely brave, and most of the time it is women in modern day country music who risk their careers to stand up for what they believe in, but it’s absolutely not anything new and all of the “old country musicians” that these hateful fans like so much would more likely than not support these new progressive artists.
Sorry y’all, just had to rant
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quotefeeling · 5 months
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
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one-time-i-dreamt · 5 months
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I heard a loud knock on the door and when I opened it Willie Nelson was standing there. He simply said, "Everything is hunky dory," and then walked away before I could say anything.
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bidotorg · 4 months
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We know Richard Pryor could make us laugh, but did you know he could play sax?
Willie Nelson and Richard Pryor (#Bi2) play “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain”.
Clip from Pryor’s Place, 1984.
https://t.co/uowbCIqx1G
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ifelllikeastar · 6 months
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Willie Nelson's iconic Martin guitar, 'Trigger'
The top and body has been signed by over one hundred of Willie's friends, resulting in an instrument decorated in history unlike any other. It's signed by the likes of Gene Autry, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings to name few.
Photo by Wyatt McSpadden. Post credit: Martin Guitar
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thehopefulquotes · 1 month
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
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oldmanpeace · 1 month
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heidismagblog · 7 months
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thoughtkick · 7 months
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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