I took the day off for tomorrow. Today, is essentially a Friday, one day early.
Ya gotta love the Highwaymen. 4 individuals, who made it, doing things their own way.
Waylon Jennings: Picked up a following (mostly in Arizona), and they tried to make him a Nashville guy. The Nashville sound at the time was all slick and smooth, and Waylon just didn’t translate. He went back to his own sound, and went back to plowing his own ground. They eventually called him. Ya gotta love that.
Johnny Cash; the original outlaw. Johnny cash didn’t give a fuck most times. He had a song he wanted to sing, so he sang it.
Willie Nelson was a killer songwriter, but didn’t quite fit in into the Nashville of the time. He ended up being a legend and got things exactly how he wanted, sticking to his guns.
Chris Christopherson was a good songwriter, but a perfect example of how the world really works: some times it’s not always luck, sometimes its not always talent. Man, persistence and opportunity. The guy had that in droves. Maybe, I have more respect for him than any of the other four.
Anyway, thats how I see it. I’m just enjoying the highwayman mix in my garage right now.
Heh, sorry to get all deep on you. I just like this band. They’re good to twist a throttle to.