David Rawlings (de rechterhand van roots-zangeres Gillian Welch)
in het blad Guitar: ...My biggest guitar hero tight now is Willie Nelson. Wow! We re-recorded an old song of ours with him called I'm not afraid to die. Did I play the solo? With Willie Nelson in the room... are you kidding?! I just love his phrasing, his lyricism, the way he rushes and drags the timing. And he plays so incredibly forcefuly. It's really loud and really raw. I never thought I played with mutch finesse, but now I reckon I've a long way to go...