Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road

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Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
ISBN
978-0062193643
Preceded byA Tale Out of Luck 
Followed byIt's a Long Story: My Life 

Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road is a memoir written by the American country music singer-songwriter

New York Times Best Seller
upon its release.

Content

The book is a diary and memoir containing reminiscences and family recollections of country music singer-songwriter

New York Times Best Sellers List.[1] The foreword was written by Kinky Friedman
and the book contains illustrations by Nelson's son Micah Nelson.

Reviews

The Telegraph attributed the success of the book to be the "charming and rambling voice of one of the great modern musicians of America". The review rated the book with four stars out of five.[1] The Boston Globe delivered a favorable review. According to the publication, the inclusion of Nelson's family and friends added to the book "texture and context".[3]

Publishers Weekly qualified the book as an "irreverent, entertaining read", while it called Nelson a "charming" narrator.[4] Houston Press wrote a positive review, also praising the participation of Nelson's family and close collaborators on the book.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chilton, Martin (December 14, 2012). "Country singer Willie Nelson has an entertaining new memoir out called Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  2. ^ MusicTomes: Review – Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die
  3. ^ McLennan, Scott (November 8, 2012). "'Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die' by Willie Nelson". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. ^ Ruggiero, Bob (November 20, 2012). "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Asks Our Beloved Willie". Houston Press. Houston Press, LP. Retrieved March 17, 2014.

Amazon. "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road Paperback – August 27, 2013." Amazon. Amazon.com, Inc., n.d. Web. April 23, 2015. <https://www.amazon.com/Roll-Me-Smoke-When-Die/dp/0062293311>.