Q&A: The Music That Moves Steve Earle

[Raoul Duke]

Rabble-rousing rocker on Townes Van Zandt, Kings of Leon and Tom MorelloSteve Earle wasn't out of his teens when he introduced himself to Townes Van Zandt. Although Van Zandt was 11 years older than Earle, he agreed to mentor the younger musician, and the two became lifelong friends. These days, on paper at least, they don't appear to have too much in common aside from a history of substance abuse. Earle is an outlaw country roots-rocker who emerged in the 1980s a rabble-rousing iconoclast. He's inched into mainstream consciousness through his music as well as actin...

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