Hawley wanted to challenge himself to keep things up-tempo on the new album by limiting the songs to close to the three-minute mark
Mike Swain
When Richard Hawley co-produced Duane Eddy’s 2011 album Road Trip, he also played guitar on the rock ’n’ roll great’s tour. Backstage at the 100 Club, Eddy told Hawley of how he and Willie Nelson had recently been talking about old times. “Getting old is really crappy, isn’t it?” Nelson opined. To which Eddy replied: “Don’t worry, Willie. It won’t last long.” Hawley explodes into a delighted, high laugh after the punchline. “Now, that is dark as fuck,” he admits. “But it’s so beautifully wise.”