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S5 E4: Lawrence Wright on “Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die”

S5 E4: Lawrence Wright on “Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die”

FromOne By Willie


S5 E4: Lawrence Wright on “Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die”

FromOne By Willie

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright talks about a Willie hit of recent vintage, 2011’s “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” That may seem an odd focus song for Larry, a New Yorker staff-writer known for tackling topics like Scientology and the rise of radical Islam, but he’s also a native Texan who’s written whole books on the Texas myth. In that vein, he’s got deep, personal thoughts on how Willie’s most truly subversive move was to wear his hair—in the 70s in Texas!—in long, braided pigtails; the existential quality of watching him and Trigger grow old together; and the weirdly difficult role Larry played in getting a Willie statue erected in downtown Austin.
Released:
Feb 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (56)

In “One by Willie,” Texas Monthly’s John Spong hosts intimate conversations with a range of prominent guests about the Willie Nelson songs that mean the most to them. But this series isn’t just about the songs. It’s about what music really means to us—the ways it can change us, take care of us, and connect us all. Songs featured in the episodes can be found on Apple Music. Listen here.