Willie Nelson's Late Life Creative Burst

The trumpeter and composer whinton marsalis recalls a revealing back stage moment. Willy nelson's decision to forego liquor for cannabas wauld seemed dubious, perhaps, to some at the time. He has often said that he would have ied long ago had he not taken up weed and laid off drinking,. Now in his late eighties, he has reached the age where getting out of bed each morning can be construed as a feat of survival.