The legendary country music songwriter known as theStoryteller delivers the genre’s most bracing, hilarious, and unique memoir,bringing to life long-gone characters from Nashville’s streets and barrooms anddetailing his one-of-a-kind journey in music. This expanded edition of Hall’soriginal 1979 book includes never-before-heard poems and vignettes—read by the author—and new chapters that bring us up to date with Hall as he sits withPresident Carter, caps his recording career, quits drinking, ponders his legacy,examines the creative process, and retires from the music industry. “If youwant to retire, go ahead,” he says. “Life will still present innumerableoccasions for you to go out and make an ass of yourself.”