Willie Nelson in Conversation with Whoopi Goldberg — Me and Paul: Untold Tales of a Fabled Friendship

At 89 Willie Nelson continues to thrive as a relevant and progressive musical artist having earned every conceivable award as a musician and amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor, and activist. His new book Me and Paul: Untold Tales of a Fabled Friendship is about his adventures with his closest friend and combination bodyguard/guardian angel Paul English who shared and often shepherded the behind-the-scenes real-world comedy, drama, tragedy and transcendence that come with the territory of a career like Willie’s.

Paul was a towering figure in Willie's life and career serving as the steady musical heartbeat in the band to acting as the gun-toting bodyguard and tour accountant who made sure the band got paid for every show, Paul always had Willie’s back and Willie and Paul had an intuitive understanding of each other and the kind of music Willie was meant to create. Willie even immortalized Paul with the road song “Me & Paul” and it became a fan favorite. Willie: “It’s been said that a good friend knows all your best stories, but a best friend has lived them with you. Well, that was us.... In the Willie Nelson Family, he stood in the center. I was the front man of the band, but he was the front man of my life. He was the papa bear, the big brother, the wise uncle, the money man, the bag man, the dealmaker, the sharpest shooter, and the kindest heart."

Join us for a rare pairing of two American icons Willie Nelson and Whoopi Goldberg in a revealing conversation about career, friendship and life — exclusively at 92NY.