I enjoyed my conversation with the Starr-
man more than any in recent history, and learned quite a lot about him as well as the rest of the band. So here it is, submitted for your approval. Our exclusive conversation with the guitar slinging rocker himself, Char- lie Starr.
You guys seem to be on the road all the time… how many days a year are you ac- tually gigging? Well, it varies but we have done up to 250. Usu- ally it’s somewhere between 200 and 250, but this year we’re easing up a little. We’ve got a couple of big trips, one to Australia and then another run in Europe. So, I don’t know, every- body’s kind of like, let’s take a breath, you know? The Holding All the Roses tour was pretty long. And it continues - we’re doing some short runs here at the beginning of Febru- ary and we’re doing that Sirius XM Cruise with Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams and the Mav- ericks and…
Oh, the Outlaw Country Thing? Yeah. So I think that this year we actually had a meeting for the first time in a long time, and we were like, “Let’s take a - not a breather, but let’s slow it down a little.” And everybody was just kind of like, “Whew!” The last two years have been great but it’s just been a large workload you know.
Yeah, you mentioned the Outlaw Cruise. A buddy of mine is playing on that cruise, a guy named Paul Thorn. Have you heard of him? Yeah, yeah! I never met Paul, but I love his music.
Oh, you’ll love him. When you meet him, tell him Michael Buffalo Smith said “hey” and watch him laugh. I’ll do it.
He’s just the coolest guy. And funny! When he tells his stories in concert, it’s hilarious. But yeah, I was going to ask you about playing - I know you played in
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