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

This book is full of Willie’s words, family and music memories. Willie is now 91 years old…he had a blessed life, truly.

Read Willie is not only funny but insight into Nashville music scene and how outlaw music scene started.

It did take a little longer than most items I order from Amazon, but was worth the wait. It was bought as a gift, but I'm considering keeping it for myself because it just sounds fun! (I can always buy another gift LOL). Will buy from this merchant again.

I will admit I am not much of a country music fan, but Willie has been one of the few that I do enjoy. This book is a memoir and an instruction on how to live a good life. I truly enjoyed it, and was especially taken with how he expressed his feelings about guns… I couldn’t have said it better. Bravo, Willie, and thank you for a good read.

As a longtime major fan of Willie Nelson, I never miss a chance to read anything about or by him. My favorite book about Willie Nelson is still his autobiography.Roll Me Up and... is basically a series of Thank You notes with a dollop of his pre-Mega-Star life's story (without the juicy details)and a dash of the Outlaw philosophy that has carried him through a lot of very hard times (largely brought upon himself by himself). Most of the book is Willie introducing friends/mentors/family/employees (no surprise that they are pretty much interchangeable) and giving credit where credit is due. Each of Willie's kudos is followed by a Back-Atcha-Willie written by the recipient (if still living) of Willie's praise. After three of these, I skimmed through or skipped over the rest.I'll be kind and call this a "fast read". Other than his current age, his marriage to Annie lasting 27 years and nearly everybody still showing up at family celebrations and concerts, there's little new about Willie in the book. And I include his jokes.Buy his autobiography and skip the "I've Been Had!" feeling that lingers after paying for this.

Great book. Written so well. Love Willie so much. I was born & raised from where Willie was in Texas about 60-70 miles SW in Central Central Texas. I still live here 71 years later. I think Willie is the BEST!!!

Book arrived as scheduled and was left at my front door. I read it and enjoyed it!

This book reads like all of Willie's songs rolled together. If you're looking for a standard autobiography, you won't find it here. While reading this book, it felt like I was on the bus, a part of the family, hearing their stories first hand, rolling down the highway, a song in the making. Willie has stories like no other, telling jokes one minute then talking seriously about the things that matter most to him like family, fans, Texas and the music. He waxes poetic on everything from Farm Aid, God, politics, marijuana, childhood antics, golf, poker, family, friends and other musings from A to Z. These are all homegrown stories as only Willie can spin them. After reading this book, one can see why the idea of Willie for Nobel Peace Prize is floating around. As his wife Annie says, "He has a way of seeing life that is a gift to anyone lucky enough to spend time with him" and his daughter Amy writes, "He transcends boundaries, opens hearts and unites people." On page 159 is a collection of Willie's pearls of wisdom. I'm not going to tell you what they are. I suggest you buy the book and start applying them in your own life because, well, this reviewer believes that Willie just makes sense!

Loved this book,i mean the guy is a legend anyhow but being a big Willie fan... fabulous!

Even if you are not a Willy Nelson, or country music, fan, you should read this book. It's probably one of the most disjointed books I have ever read, so it's not your conventional read, but it's still worth the time spent. I was constantly surprised, amused, entertained, and sometimes even caught myself nodding in agreement at the wacky, but grounded, wisdom & wit. I personally enjoyed it more in snatches, rather than as a sit-down-and-read-me book.

More than an autobiography, the reader will find in "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" anechdotes and other stories that are additions to his previous bio-books "Willie: An Autobiography", "The Facts of Life: and Other Dirty Jokes" and "The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart". For those who don't know much about Nelson's life, "Willie: an Autobiography" or Joe Nick Patoski's (highly recommended) "Willie Nelson: An Epic Life" would be the right place to start. A new reader will find "Roll Me Up" disorganized, and probably will think that it is just a collection of randomly written thoughts.That being said, coming from a HUGE WILLIE NELSON FAN (needless to say, this paragraph might be highly biased), the book offers as usual interesting stories and thoughts of the wise Red Headed Stranger. Besides of Willie's side of the story, the book is complemeted by comments of The Family. A vast term in Willie's world, "The Family" is composed by his blood family and of course, his musical and road family.As I said before, it can be taken easily as an update to those previous bios, all of them letting us know that Shotgun Willie is still on the road, showing that as ol' Billy Joe Shaver put it down in words "moving is the closest thing to being free" (goddamn right, AMEN).

A brilliantly written book,It is like the man himself is talking straight to you. I can imagine if I ever met him or was in his company this is how he would be. I would recommend this to be read by all Willie Nelson Fans both young and old( or in my case very old)

I like Willie Nelson and his music. I have some of his other books . Very interestins reading andlight harted reading, both true and light heartedgfWould recommend to anypneGood Book