Robert Duvall, who also acts in 'Crazy Heart,' stood by Billy Joe's side during the recent trial. Another artist connected to the film, the late Stephen Bruton, who composed the 'Crazy Heart ...

I was so goddam crazy. I was crazier than any ... disapproving Jesus, with eyes glowing like red coals, sitting on his bed. Billy Joe went walking and found himself on the top of a cliff, trying ...

“I didn’t want your normal Nashville songwriter, and Billy Joe came in one morning and he sang me some songs and I thought, ‘That f---er’s crazy,’ ” says Bare, now 82. “Then I got ...

So, Billy Joe Shaver — honky-tonk hero, old five-and-dimer, old chunk of coal, Christian soldier — what is the secret to life? When he smiles, his eyes disappear into slits. He growls ...

Billy Joe Shaver is dead at the age of 81 ... while the latter is featured in the Jeff Bridges-starring movie Crazy Heart. In 2019, he earned the ACM's Poet's Award in recognition of his ...