European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Stardom in his Junior year in the company of an r to Tot Oul Lor Hollywood to in Hist a footsteps. Once there he look a Page Iri Mother s both Ana put in scores of Cato i casing directors until at last he got a unit one Perlor Minco led to Anol Hor Wilh breaking Uva came Good Volicos. He had married the actress p j solos. A Gol Mote parts then Lilc turned sour the marriage broke up he was to says Loo Young. 1o make it work. And he was lading dreadful Rales in dreadful Helms just to make Money. To had rid to build a dream House in Rural Montana and end Ort i in staring at a Wall of doll. At one Point he a Bander re Hollywood and went to new York where in co starred wih brother Randy in Sam Shepard s Piny mow Sand his Confidence resumed on this particular morning seated Slit Brand piano in the living room which has been Lunod into an Impromptu recording studio. Quaid is Jerry 1 be Lewis or As close As anyone is Likel to come a has been frying to gel Inlo character since april 15, when shooting ended on everybody s a/1-Amcrn-.m three to live hours a Day. Every Day to lakes piano my voice lessons to has practice so incessantly that grog Holdon Connol stand Lobo in Iho House nov longer and is ready to abandon Buckland. The Kllc song has Lobo ported his Pooh Romance indeed Tho movie in self will Lurn on it the risk is great Wilh his Rote guard says. The Man is a Rock n Roll classic. I m tailing off a real big chunk " ovoid win Mohi Ion the method but a r Miny actors to docs intall actualize his labor Iii sound up Jerry Lee Lewis in can get inside of him " to says for a week i be been pulling my Vico tip n Register. Jerry acc talks and sings from inc Middle i his lace. So. Stall with the Oul Sido. He to gestures Down so Well ican Orgel them then the outside toads Rne to Tho inside then it comes Back Oul fallowing great balls at Pirn. Ouaida i. I. Plans to Glou up acting Lor a year and play in a lined. He says he would Uso a sabbatical As a Scal. N kind of search for a musical self the music is not a diversion Fin says. I m oof giving up being an actor i want of be both i just want it All and i want it now i m us like everybody else " Dennis Quata in e scene with Jessica langs As Grid gnat Garlit Greylyn eve anybody a Quad in another scene from everybody s All american " has been Busy preparing Tor his next role As Rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis in the film Greet balls of fire.". Group Mateef circus Maxim mrs moved Illo mow York looking Fot a recording contract and Cut a debut record in 1967. The group wanted logo Inlo jazz Rock. Walker. Sell to play country Oik. When Walker wrote i. Bojangles he Couton gel it published or recorded the publisher said is was Loo. Long. It was Aboul an Oid drunk and a lend dog in six four Wall twp these Guys have got More theories. Aboul what makes people buy music " one night David a Kornberg. Who d played guitar Iivo with Arlo Guthrie on his hit Alice s restaurant on new. York underground radio and after Wera hobnobbing around in 1he St age " Bromberg persuaded Walker logo Rowbal and perform or Bojangles Tho station recorded in and Kopl playing it. People listening to circus Maximus in Greenwich -. Village would ask who wrote . To Anglas. Walker was hoi. He 5ays, i Cul i Roe albums in about n Livo month period.,. I did t like the City atmosphere of cutting records .1 decided i wanted to gel out 1 live my Ife. In the 70s i. Was m to a doing Vhal i wanted so do 1. Wound up having Iho strongest part of my career. I Don t have career i have an adventure Wilh a .guitar.". \ Voith his loss gonzo band Walker Cul four records Belicen 4974 and 78. Viva Terlingua became his biggest Selling album .-".-. ,. These Days Walker travels another Texas performer songwriter and heir guitars. To says to go Oul arid work about10days a month on average. Any More Money Inan that and you Vegol to pay december 31,1988 Iho irs All -. Tho Charlie Daniels band goes on those huge endurance hours. He has three Semi trailers and two buses ,. You can play it on the guitar and people will be touched. I played two nights in a Beautiful wooden concert Hal in ,.fj.h with .1,100 people there three nights la Lei i was m scene a the air that held Aboul 750 people. I had iwo guitars and my songs and stories people. Had a great Limo. You need to Havo a Well rounded repertoire. Tho Sampl icily of doing enjoyable leaves room Lor profit Lor the prompter and lha a filial Sieve Fromholz opens forme. Howrylo i have to be crazy for Willie Nelson. I be Cul a duet with Willie one of Steve s songs. The Man with the big hat s buying. Sieve and i have been doing in for the last Lew an encore and it has Boon knocking them out. ,. In was Lime to do something simple again / i was running myself Polty ragged through the 1970s with the gonzo band. We did 150 or 200 shows a year an album every six months and were partying while we were touring we d parly at night travel do a show. _ ,. To had two chartered planes with us. If to wore i Hin an hour s Light of new Orleans the d by there and parly in the French Quarter till 5 in the morning we. Wero tearing it up. To were on that kind Roll. A thought it was fun in 19791 Lound Oul 1 had five years with no lax records. My people had paid some but the records were shoddy. 1 owed quite a bit and penalties. I had a lot of that to catch up. V when i hit i9601 decided in was Lime to make Somo lifestyle changes and Patch some holes up i had a 2 yeat of daughter started scaling Down a Bil. Some hours Wilh the band and sonic Solo,.l Gol my wife Rhode involved with the accounting and Mysell More entangled Vilh Tho business end of in she has been my. Manager since 1985. I had to re Rhor Gage the House this is Iho list Yea since 5963 i Don t owe anything. I m actual in Able to make some Gams Jane is 10 now and Fango Cody is 6.1 Trolo. Piano s Lullaby . I make up of songs i Don write Down that my family can feel and hear them. That 1 can make my Home Happy Wilh my music. Django s going to to a golfer. I be been telling him.1you can play Goll longer than any other sport. Kwh Golf and a Little music to can have a Good file at 46, Walker has Long Range goats. I want lobe a productive artist. I Wani to chronicle my life As i go. Through it inc hell raising and having fun when was younger kids and family the deepening of my. Relationship with my Wile. I sing about think you realize you Haven i told people you love How much. You. Love them often enough. Imagine i la to writing More songs like that i be Bee Lucky to have this career not really playing by All the rules but the game is still a Good song that keeps. Main the game.". The stars and stripes Page 15
