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A masterfully engineered work, it also features Nelson’s now-classic renditions of “Crazy” and “Funny How Time Slips Away.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2021

He’s the author of a book called Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away, which he wrote in order to preserve his memories.

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2017

The good: shows by Macklemore, Run the Jewels, Halsey, The Pink Slips and Tyler, The Creator; the weather; and wristbands that let you roam with beer in hand.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2016

Do you still recognize the Willie Nelson who wrote songs 50 or more years ago like “Funny How Time Slips Away” or “Crazy”? Or does that seem like a different you?

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2015

Slips his skinny self out from behind the chair.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor




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