A review by jrlimpf
Me and Paul: Untold Stories of a Fabled Friendship by Willie Nelson

5.0

As a life long fan of hardcore/outlaw country, I’ve listened to and read about countless stories of these larger than life men and the often alcohol or drug induced antics that lead them astray through the 1960s and 1970s. Me and Paul officiates many of them while focusing on the life long friendship between Willie and his drummer Paul English. It is a phenomenal read that recounts how Paul drove Willie to raw perfection and never let him give in to the ways of Nashville while consistently reminding him of his roots in Texas and the Western swing music that is still reflected in Willie’s music today. Being a lifelong biography of their friendship, Me and Paul discusses as many dark themes as it does happy ones. It is much like Willie’s previous book, Me and Sister Bobby; its general theme relies not on Willie’s success, but how without the Family, Willie wouldn’t have made it through it all.