The first authorized work exploring the extraordinary life of Willie Nelson traverses the personal and career ups, downs, and in-betweens of one of the world's most beloved musicians.
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00:00 ♪ On the road again ♪
00:03 (audience applauding)
00:06 - Good music never goes out of fashion.
00:08 Like the sun, it rises every morning.
00:12 Like the moon, it lights up the night.
00:15 Like the seasons, it keeps changing.
00:19 ♪ On the road again ♪
00:21 - Mom and Daddy Nelson gave Bobby and me two gifts
00:24 that saved our lives, love and music.
00:27 ♪ Just can't wait to get on the road again ♪
00:30 - Willie wrote his truth,
00:31 but in an unbelievable way he wrote mine.
00:33 ♪ Life I love is making music with my friends ♪
00:36 - I just loved Willie even then.
00:38 ♪ I can't wait to get on the road again ♪
00:43 - Nashville was calling me.
00:44 - He was different.
00:46 - Nashville didn't understand him.
00:48 - Outlaw music was the word that was given to it.
00:50 He writes fully realized masterpieces.
00:54 - Our records kept selling.
00:57 Our shows kept selling out.
00:59 - Now Willie's making a lot of money.
01:01 Everything changed.
01:04 - The IRS took away his houses,
01:08 his ranch, his studio, everything.
01:12 - Waylon said, "Look at Willie.
01:14 "He isn't bothered at all."
01:17 - He knows something nobody else knows.
01:20 It's that magic that he carries around in his pocket.
01:23 ♪ On the road again ♪
01:26 ♪ I command the gifted to go down the right way ♪
01:30 - Any song that Willie has written, he's lived it.
01:33 - Willie Nelson's just a great artist.
01:36 You either tell him the truth or you're not.
01:38 - Everybody loves Willie Nelson.
01:42 ♪ Life I love is making music with my friends ♪
01:47 ♪ I can't wait to get on the road again ♪
01:54 - No matter what, music can take you through life.
01:59 (dramatic music)
02:02 you