Willie Nelsonis truly an American icon.
These days, Willie has built a powerful career as a singer, songwriter, actor, and activist.
After spending time trying to make his career work in Nashville, Willie Nelson returned to Texas.
In 1993, he was hit with a $32 milliontax billfrom the IRS.
He ended up recording an album titledThe IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memoriesto help settle the score.
Nelson told theNew York Timesthat the album wasn’t much, but it could get the job done.
“It’s no overproduced album with millions of dollars of studio costs.
But I think it’s the best stuff I got,” the country star shared.
“I’ve always wanted to put out an album with me and my guitar doing my original songs.
And my fans like it because it sounds like it’s just me in my living room singing.”
Willie Nelson ended up having his bill reduced to $16.2 million, which he managed to pay off.
