Willie said he and Waylon sometimes had to have a long distance relationship.
Waylon almost whipped Kristofferson’s ass for spouting off his communist beliefs on stage with The Highwaymen. He said “You can have your beliefs. But when there are three other people on the stage you need to keep them to yourself.” I wish he had whipped his little scrawny butt.
Listening to the local AM (WBAP 820) station on morning on the way to work a few years back the dj recounted how he’d had Waylon and his wife Jessie on his show one time and the dj kept ogling Jessie. Waylon, according to the dj leaned across the table and told the dj politely that he was fixin’ to get both eyes blacked if he kept it up. I’ve always admired Waylon’s talent and this just added to my esteem for the man.
While I am heartened to find that there are so many conservative musicians at FreeRepublic in the real world we are a distinct minority - especially in the rock world.
Most of the musicians I have played with ranged from political agnostics to raving loonies. It’s made for some interesting exchanges over the years.