The Last Leaf
Reflections on Late-Life Creativity and My Longest Love Affair
Will be published approx. on 5. November 2026
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-83726-753-8 (ISBN)
Description
Willie Nelson is a giant of country music. He has sold more than 50m records, written hits for Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and Neil Young, and was part of the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Johnny Cash.
Now aged 92, he has written a warm, funny, entertaining reflection on the twilight of his life. With humour and defiance, he faces his maker, makes amends to his long-suffering wife, Annie, and ponders the extra years he has been given after almost dying of Covid in 2021.
His book offers a personal tour of the inspirations and processes behind his songwriting, as he recounts the genesis of some of his most famous songs. It is an incredibly warm and touching tribute to his wife, his contemporaries, and his remarkable career.
Now aged 92, he has written a warm, funny, entertaining reflection on the twilight of his life. With humour and defiance, he faces his maker, makes amends to his long-suffering wife, Annie, and ponders the extra years he has been given after almost dying of Covid in 2021.
His book offers a personal tour of the inspirations and processes behind his songwriting, as he recounts the genesis of some of his most famous songs. It is an incredibly warm and touching tribute to his wife, his contemporaries, and his remarkable career.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83726-753-8 (9781837267538)
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Person
Willie Nelson has won 12 Grammy Awards and American Music Awards, and was the first ever country singer-songwriter to be honoured with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Beyond his own records, he has written hits for everyone from Roy Orbison and Neil Young to Patsy Cline, and is one of the four founding members of the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Johnny Cash.