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In 2012, the city of Austin erected an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of Willie Nelson in the heart of the business district. Schoolchildren, churchgoers, tourists, slackers, conventioneers, tech geeks - everybody, it seems - now congregate around this ponytailed shrine to outlaw country.

There's so much music in Austin, and it's all so different.

Willie Nelson, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley - guys like that were huge influences.

Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level.

The Austin music scene is the reason why so many of them moved here.

Willie Nelson is not just a star or a headliner, he's a legend.

I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.

The people I used to have around me from Nashville was showing love to the Cash Money clique on the strength of Buck trying to make it; making sure Buck gets to where he gots to go.

I've been surprised by Austin. I had a cowboy image of the place. It's a pretty sophisticated city - in some ways, more sophisticated than Boston. And there's a lighter feel to the place. It's very good for my spirits.

To me, redneck is a sense of self and a way of life.