Get ready for the all new Willie Nelson autobiography that will tell his story of the highs and lows of his career. It's a Long Story: My Life will be released on May 5. More details here.
Country legend and American icon Willie Nelson will now add author to his incredible resume. According to Rolling Stone Magazine, his book will highlight Willie's life from his small-town Texas upbringing during the Great Depression to his status as an American musical icon.

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With more than six career decades behind him, the tireless entertainer, acclaimed songwriter and outspoken advocate for the marijuna legalization and animal rights looks back at his remarkable life with his soon-to-be-published memoir, It's a Long Story: My Life.

Published by Little, Brown and Company on May 5th, just days after his 82nd birthday, the book chronicles Nelson's youth, in the small farm town of Abbott, Texas (pop. 300), where he left work picking cotton to perform in honky-tonks and dance hall at just 13 years old.

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It's always incredible to get behind 'the curtain' of your legendary stars and really get to know the star, and the journey to the top. Considering it is Willie Nelson in this case, the stories will be wild.

This sounds like a must read book for the ultimate Country music fan.

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