Willie Nelson, writer, singer, guitarist, actor and performer of considerable originality, who has owed little to mainstream Nashville attitudes, continues to do things in his own peculiar way. He regularly astonishes the music business in the most unpredictable manner. His landmark conceptual album RED HEADED STRANGER legitimised RED HEADED STRANGER legitimised RED HEADED STRANGER country music into the mainstream like no other album. He surprised everyone but himself with STARDUST the multiplatinum collection of popular standards. Fans around the world know that the adventurous Nelson can sing just about anything—and with just about anyone he pleases. As he sees it: “The more songs you know, the more musicians you listen to, the more writers you hear, the better equipped you are to decide where you want to go next. That’s why I want to listen to everyone and everything and then decide which way I want to go. Then, of course, I might change my mind and go in an entirely different direction. But at least I have all these options.”