CMT Steve Earle Interview

[@jetcheneau5811]

"It's not you, it's just the idea of you" is what I'm about to start saying to a lot of people.

[@misterpeppercorn3078]

Big Follower. I'd always buy Steve Earles records. He was and still is an original!

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

Same here. I'm a young teen, but my mama and daddy raising me up good so I LOVE ALL of Steve Earle's music. I just recently bought Guitar Town, The Hard Way, and I Feel Alright! I love em! Long live the last of the hard-core troubadours!!

[@kyliepollert8341]

This was in 1986-1987, around the release of Steve's "Guitar Town" album.

[@mairianncullen8753]

He learned well, didn't he! Such a talented musician, songwriter, writer - and talker! I love listening to him.

[@cmsmith1973]

Me too!

[@terriwatson3993]

When I'm feeling down I play Steve's music and always feel better.... Such great vibes his music gives to others.🤗

[@MorganWallenOfficial01]

steveearle1925

[@thatswhatshesaid6326]

Love his stories and his music ❤️

[@charlieglover491]

I really enjoyed this. I'm a 01 fan of the man who made country music. Love you Steve.

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

Same here! Waylon was called the outlaw, but Steve was an outlaw! That man makes music like no one else could ever even think of!

[@jeromecabral8440]

Guitar town is one of my favorites

[@Mj-kb6ig]

Stevie Ray Vaughn, George Straight, Steve Earle. Texas had an era of great musicians during this period.

[@Slowrollinlow1962]

Always liked Omar Dykes and Ray Benson

[@patrickmclaughlin5516]

Well I was introduced by others to his music back then when I was in college and hung at with a bunch of country boys and thought he was great. I keep drifting back to that music today and fairly recently discovered his bluegrass work with the Del McCoury Band on Mountain, which I have been wearing out. Just really good stuff.

[@patrickmclaughlin5516]

@Steve Earle You bet, I really appreciate you reaching out! I'll drop you a line sometime.

[@patrickmclaughlin5516]

@Steve Earle I just did

[@deborahscheerbaum9955]

Someday.......❤

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

I love just listing to him talk! He is such an awesome singer,song writer, guitarist and talker

[@user-nz5jw2yn6c]

He loves listening to himself talk...lost respect for him on his che chevera t shirt photo...get educated

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

Get educated on the crap he went through that we will never know or experience. That ol boy is the last of that kind, what kinda music do you listen to? People like him had stories to tell because of experience and hard livin, like ol Hank and Waylon. Long live the great and mighty STEVE EARLE!!!😈

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

By the way, I'm very educated on him, I know more about him than a lot of people, and I have very high respect for him. LONG LIVE THE LAST OF THE HARD CORE TROUBADOURS!!! STEPHEN FAIN EARLE!!🇺🇲🤠🇺🇸🤠🇺🇲🇺🇸😈😈🤠

[@user-nz5jw2yn6c]

@@Daughter-of-an-outlaw Yes I too am also educated about him, having crossed paths with him @ a recording studio in North London back in the late 80s.he was recording Johnny come lately with the pogues.i knew Spider Stacy & Shane macgowan (who recently passed).hell ya,me & lots of folks love Steve when he comes to Toronto every year.i just didn't care for a photo of him wearing a che chevera t-shirt.dont agree with some of his politics,thats all..!thanks & have a good night amy.sincerely, Steve Carrick, from Toronto

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

I was just saying. I respect your opinion, and like politics, everyone has a say. And like Steve says in the Revolution Starts Now on F the CC, "I can say anything I wanna say" but not in a mean way. I hope you have a good night, and it was quite a time talking to you. Sincerely, Amy Rushton.

[@jessevanoy5898]

Love this interview really kool to see a grate album I’ve been a fan since I was real little I’ve listened to every album there ain’t a bad song ur my favorite song writer my dad showed me you he used to go to ur shows in the 80 and 90 And it was past to me I gravitated to I feel alright keep doing what you’re doing hope to see you live and meet you again

[@Slowrollinlow1962]

No industry plant here . He is the real deal , came up the hard way , lived a hard life

[@veronicapatrick1011]

Good lord he is a good looking man. I’m 49 and I love ❤️ his music 🎶

[@terriwatson3993]

Yes he is, it runs in our family. His music is soooo good and I love that he speaks his mind. He's a greatful humanitarian. I love him WAMH. As my special son Ian would say ma, he's a good man😄💜🤗🌹😘☮️

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

He's soooo good-looking and talented. KEEP ROCKIN!

[@user-ok8nq7sk8s]

I loved Steve from beginning

[@raymondvaughn9723]

I love hearing him at this age. I live in Nashville so it's extra cool

[@jeffclement2468]

The real deal. 🤠🌹

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

I LOOOOOVVVVVE HIM❤❤ HE'S SOOOOOO AWESOME

[@janetlopez6813]

Aww man he was so handsome ...and he could sing ...his voice fantastic .. & he can write those songs ...just wish he would have taken better care of himself ..and not got mixed up in the life he did ..such a waste of youth ...I'm glad he got straighted out..however or whoever helped him ...get that way ...man oh man !! smh ! I'm glad he's still able to sing ....just wow man ...I know Justin T. Earle his son Missed out on having a father figure...he said his grandparents helped raise him ...I've always wondered if it was the life Steve lived that introduced Justin to the drug's and alcohol at such an early age ..Poor Justin pined for his dad ..too bad Steve didn't see it or maybe just the life Steve was hooked on.. too messed up to see about Justin's needs and Justin's pain

[@josephcornelius3198]

One original fn musician and singer ♥

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

Yeah!!! Agreed! Long live the legendary Steve Earle

[@canadian-girl]

i love him

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

@Steve Earle Stop it, Bot!

[@janetlopez6813]

Love this 💞🕺💃

[@steveearle1956]

Hello Janet How're you doing today? Thanks for all your love and support, Also for being an amazing fan. It's a pleasure meeting you here 🌹

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

The best artist EVER!!

[@billieburdette9642]

"Its not you, it's just the idea of you" lol

[@bldallas]

Damn, he was so good, in his prime. I sure do miss those days….

[@krisscanlon4051]

Well this was close to his bottoming out...dang glad he made it back...real deal

[@eastky1901]

He's good

[@24kgraham]

who here knows his most famous song... ? Galway girl... this man is a genius!!

[@SspaceB]

You mean Copperhead Road

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

I believe, he wrote Copperhead Road whilst sitting in jail.

[@sadie376]

@@SspaceB +1. That was all I'd heard of him for a long while (in the UK).

[@iguanadrop]

go to 6:05. PLEASE Country radio, powers that be. Listen to it!!!

[@margaretgraves5109]

❤️❤️❤️

[@michellehutchinson3027]

He sure was a Foxy thing 😊

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

He sure was. 😉

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

❤

[@justinentz-ip7bl]

Could you imagine a artist like this talking like this on cmt today. Just a bunch of yes men from the music factory and empowered lesbian tractor rappers

[@vickymayo6052]

Honorable mention to JJW who died today.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

@Steve Earle There you go, again Bot. 🤣

[@ardenevox]

Jerry Jeff Walker?

[@timrepka4285]

You can always tell real, genuine country from commercial radio country...he shoulda stayed playing kitchen sing alongs

[@SspaceB]

I think he did perfectly fine for himself

[@margaretgraves5109]

😁

[@AGENTARMES]

I believe Steve is 33 in this video?

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

@Steve Earle 🤦

[@Daughter-of-an-outlaw]

Oh God, no! When he was 33, that's when Copperhead Road came out. So, in this video, he'd be only 32, because he said he eldest kid is 5, which would be Justin, and Steve was 27 when J.T was born in 1982 and 5 years later would put you at 1987. Sorry if that came out a little rude. I didn't mean it to be😔 I just wanted to get facts out... with math... that I ain't great at lol

[@AGENTARMES]

@@Daughter-of-an-outlaw not rude at all! I appreciate the input. good info to know,

[@jamiegarrett3869]

Was this before or after the drugged up Steve era...

[@theGothicTopic]

Japanese guitars aren't cheap.. just saying.. some of the best out there (aka takamine)

[@ShadowWizard123]

He's referring to a cheap Yamaha acoustic guitar. I owned one once and the action on that thing was like an inch and a half. 😆

[@keithgrimes9622]

Notice that on the video he changes the lyric to "cheap guitar!"

[@garystover7129]

@@keithgrimes9622 Yeah, and he should have. But no doubt there was no malice aforethought. It's a song of la joie de vivre of being a young musician finally getting his big break and touring in a big van with a band he's really synched in with. I think going from "Jap" to MIJ would have been a good switch. And here I am , telling my favorite songwriter how to improve on the lyrics of his first hit.

[@whimpypatrol5503]

You can get a very long way on $37 and a cheap guitar if you can sing like Steve Earl, so far that when you get loaded with cash you can help drive up the prices of realy nice guitars into the stratosphere where guitar virtuosos cant afford one.

[@tfunk1829]

I just found out they edited Jap guitar to cheap guitar. The remastered video isn't edited.