Willie Nelson is the perfect person, it seems to me, to think about. Because something tells me that he operates on his own frequency.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always loved Willie Nelson, but I loved the songs that Willie made famous.
Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level.
Willie Nelson is not just a star or a headliner, he's a legend.
Johnny Guitar... just one of my favorite singers of all time. I met him when we were both on the road with Johnny Otis in the '50s when I was a teenager. We traveled the country in a car together. I would hear him sing every night.
John Williams is, without question, talented. He writes very good scores and very good melodies and all that.
Frank Sinatra was a great singer, but my favourite is Sammy Davis Jr. He had incredible versatility in his voice, often doing impressions of people. It's always going to be classic, and you'll never get bored listening.
Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.
I like Rufus Wainwright a whole lot. He makes me wanna be even more musical.
Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is.
In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.