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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 that's where jesus was born. the photographer said, oh, okay. >> larry: lots of you asking about willie's use of pot, which he has always owned up to. we'll ask about that and other things next. >> i feel it. that's what i'm do...

>> 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 don't 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? >> it's still fun. >> larry: you were outlaws, renegades. >> we were determined to play our music mainly the way we wanted to play our music. and that's really where the term "outlaw," i think, came into it. there were cer...

Stage and joining in every now and then. but, no, i loved john's 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 we'd recorded. and chris would do one. john would do one. maybe we'd do one together. then waylon would do one. i'd do one. we'd do another one together. >> larry: you would all four sing together? >> oh, yeah. >> larry: did you have a...

Do one. john would do one. maybe we'd do one together. waylon would do one. i would do one. we'd 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 don't trust. but you seem like a regular guy. but you -- most people look at willie nelson and say skeptical? but you are of government, aren't you. >> yeah, you know, think whenever you turn over your money and life to somebody, you should know a lot about them...

Went up, me and ray price, and played in ketchikan. >> larry: any state you haven't 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 christmas show, and waylon says because jesus was born there. and he said, oh, okay.