In your 40s, how often do you get to be terrified?” But I appreciated the opportunity to do it, just because it wasn’t easy. It took everything - all my ability as a creative thinker and also a large dose of letting go of any kind of self-awareness or self-consciousness. “Luckily they were kind enough and invested enough in the project that they didn’t just say, ‘Leave me the (heck) alone!’ … It was really hard. “Everybody around me had an Oscar, or more, and I was just kind of asking them, ‘What do I do here?’ ” Isbell said of the filming experience. Things to do this weekend: Alpaca happy hour, railfans in Golden
His lyrics are cutting and urgent and full of visceral metaphors. The lead single “Death Wish” has already been covered by Jack White and featured on “American Idol.” Isbell’s melodies channel Americana, folk, country, rock and blues. Isbell will headline Red Rocks Amphitheatre May 3 and 4 with the 400 Unit, on tour for their new album “Weathervanes,” to be released June 9. It was nice to see but painful to watch, that all of this was real and really happened to me, even if it’s long in the rearview.”
But one thing I was surprised by watching the (documentary) is that I’d forgotten how hard those old days were, growing up where I did and having addiction issues. “If you’re a recording artist or entertainer with any kind of success, you don’t want to spend too much time looking back,” said Isbell, who was born in Green Hill, Ala., to a 17-year-old mother. His intimate musical and romantic partnership with wife Amanda Shires (herself an acclaimed solo artist), his love of his daughter Mercy Rose, his past divorce, and the shock of the pandemic are all there in vivid cross-section. In the HBO Max documentary “Music Box: Jason Isbell - Running with Our Eyes Closed,” which was released on April 7, we’re afforded a close-up on his life as he records the album “Reunions” with his band, the 400 Unit. He has won a quartet of Grammy Awards since 2018 - about a decade after getting kicked out of his former alt-country band, Drive-By Truckers, for drinking and drugging - and would seem to have nothing to prove in the music industry. Isbell’s family and acclaimed music career test his resolve while giving him motivation to stay sober and productive. It’s tough, you know? But I think it’s tough no matter how you do it.” “I’ve spent so many years working late at night that it makes it hard for me to get on with normal life. “This time of year I drink my black coffee cold so I can get it down quicker,” the 44-year-old singer-songwriter said over the phone from his Nashville porch on Monday.
Jason Isbell’s voice can be a strapping, mournful thing, muscular and dripping with vulnerability as he chronicles his life in song. Friday, May 12th 2023 Home Page Close Menu
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