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Willie Nelson Rick Kern/WireImage) Willie Nelson will reflect on life, music, and marriage in the country legend’s new book The Last Leaf, arriving this November.
True to its title, The Last Leaf: Reflections on Late-Life Creativity—and My Longest Love Affair finds the still-prolific and still-touring 93-year-old sharing his secrets to remaining artistically active. Additionally, Nelson also shares recollections and anecdotes about “his wife and best friend for four decades” Annie, charting from when they first met to their long marriage to how she willed him back from certain death.
“The backbone of this book is a love story,” Nelson said in a statement. “The heroine is my wife, Annie, who kept me alive when I was sure I was gone. COVID nearly got me. I was hurting so bad I wanted out. But Annie wouldn’t let me go. The years I’ve lived since then are because of Annie. And so is this book.”
