11.5.24
Willie Nelson’s new album “Last Leaf on the Tree” came out Friday. It’s the 76th solo album of his career, and 153rd album overall. (!!!) He’s been releasing new music pretty much non-stop since the early ’60s. And even at 91, it doesn’t sound like he’s anywhere close to hanging it up. He said he’s not planning to kick the bucket anytime soon. Quote, “I’m not worried about [dying]. I don’t feel bad. I don’t hurt anywhere. I don’t have any reason to worry about [it].”He said he doesn’t know anybody “who’s lived forever,” but he takes pretty good care of himself. He feels like he’s in good shape physically, but joked that “mentally . . . that’s another story. His next album . . . number 154 . . . might not be too far off. The new one came out, and he said his next one is already finished and in the can.
Did you know that Johnny Cash almost never recorded the cover of the Nine Inch Nails song, “Hurt”? Music Producer Rick Rubin suggested the song three times, but Johnny kept ignoring it. Here’s what Rick had to say.
Miranda Lambert is allegedly giving up alcohol to start a family with husband Brendan McLoughlin. A source reveals, “She loves to unwind with a beer or three and she’s been known to down tequila, too. She can’t do that and get pregnant at the same time. She really wants to be a mom, but some favorite pastimes have got to go and that’s the problem. She definitely wants to go ahead and start a family with Brendan, ideally biologically, but she’s willing to go the surrogate route also. She doesn’t want booze in the house and that means her hubby, Brendan, can’t drink either so they’re both feeling the drought.”