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>> larry: how did that come about, the highwaymen? >> we had done a christmas show in switzerland with john and june, and we were having a photographer -- a photograph session with all of us there. and we was talking about going to switzerland, and the photographer happened to ask waylon, what are you going to switzerland for to do a christmas show. waylon said, because thats where jesus was born. the photographer said, oh, okay. >> larry: lots of you asking about willies use of pot, which he ha...

>> larry: financial end? >> financially, i have no knowledge. >> larry: no? but you want us to do more for farmers. >> i believe if you make it, throw it away. >> larry: you dont care about keeping it? >> no. >> larry: willie nelson. by the way, are you still an outlaw? is being an outlaw now different than being an outlaw back in the days with waylon jennings and the guys? >> its still fun. >> larry: you were outlaws, renegades. >> we were determined to play our music mainly the way we wanted t...

Stage and joining in every now and then. but, no, i loved johns singing. and waylon and chris. >> larry: when the highwaymen worked, how did you choose how many minutes each guy would do, and what percentage did you sing all together? >> chris was here, john was here, waylon was here, and i was here. and we had our songs, you know, that we had chosen to do, and wed recorded. and chris would do one. john would do one. maybe wed do one together. then waylon would do one. id do one. wed do another ...

Do one. john would do one. maybe wed do one together. waylon would do one. i would do one. wed do one together. >> larry: you would all sing together? >> oh, yeah. >> larry: did you have a big backup group? >> oh, yeah one of the best groups out of nashville. >> larry: never been a fan of government. a skeptic. >> yeah. >> larry: you dont trust. but you seem like a regular guy. but you -- most people look at willie nelson and say skeptical? but you are of government, arent you. >> yeah, you know...

Went up, me and ray price, and played in ketchikan. >> larry: any state you havent mied? >> nope. >> larry: toured europe, asia. >> reporter: went to singapore, asia. >> larry: how did that come about, the highwaymen? >> we did had done a christmas show in switzerland with john and june and we were having a -- a photograph session with all of us there, and we were talking about going to switzerland, and the photographer happened to ask waylon, what are you going to christmas show to do a christm...

Guys? >> it is still fun. >> larry: you were outlaws, renegades. >> we were determined to play our music mainly the way we wanted to play our music. and thats really where the term outlaw, i think, came into it. there were certain people that didnt really want waylon to take his band in the studio, because they hadnt -- you know -- go in with a small budget, nobody gets to cut up a lot of money. go in with a million dollar budget, everybody makes a little, but the money music may not be that gre...

Minutes each guy would do, and what percentage did you sing all together? >> chris was here, john was here, waylon was here, and i was here. and we had our songs, you know, that we had chosen to do, and would record it, and chris would do one. john would do one. maybe wed do one together. waylon would do one. i would do one. wed do one together. >> larry: you would all sing together? >> oh, yeah. >> larry: did you have a big backup group? >> oh, yeah one of the best groups out of nashville. >> l...

Whenever he needed a laugh or pumping up or something, hed always call me to get a new joke. >> larry: what was he like to sing with? if ever there were two distinct voices in american popular music, country or otherwise, it would be yours and johnny cash. you could not hear either one and say who is that? what it was like to sing with him? >> it was great. every night -- him and waylon and chris, i was their biggest fans, and i got to stand there every night and watch three of my heroes sing, a...

>> yes, i did. fantastic. >> larry: that guy was unbelievable. >> he did a great job, yeah. john and i were brothers. he used to call me a whole lot, because im always telling him dirty jokes, so whatever -- whenever he needed a laugh or pumping up or something, hed always call me to get a new joke. >> larry: what was he like to sing with? if ever there were two distinct voices in american popular music, country or otherwise, it would be yours and johnny cash. you could not hear either one and s...

Show in switzerland with john and june and we were having a -- a photograph session with all of us there, and we were talking about going to switzerland, and the photographer happened to ask waylon, what are you going to christmas show to do a christmas show, and waylon says because jesus was born there. and he said, oh, okay. >> larry: lots of you asking about willies use of pot, which he has always owned up to. well ask about that and more. >> i feel it. thats what im doing. man, youre cool as...