Green Day's Tré Cool tells us how he ended up joining Willie Nelson's band for two nights this month. 'When Willie Nelson looks at you during a solo and smiles, that’s pretty cool'
You and Willie are from two different musical universes. How did you come together?
My friends Vintage Trouble opened up for him on New Year’s Eve in Austin one time. I was introduced to Lukas [Nelson], and he brought us on the bus and we met Willie and had a toke. I saw how the gig was: a family band, the brothers Paul and Billy English on drums, with just a snare drum and a lot of percussion. It was really interesting. I met [harmonica player] Mickey [Raphael]; my wife, Sarah, was pregnant with our son, who we incidentally were going to name Mickey.
I’ve always loved Willie Nelson. When I was a kid, I used to run around telling people that Willie Nelson was my uncle, for some reason, because I had an uncle who looked just like him. He had red hair and braids, the whole works. I used to tell people, “Yeah, my uncle’s Willie Nelson,” and people would say, “Oh shit, his uncle is Willie Nelson!” I’ve always loved him. On my motorcycle, I have a license plate that says, “God Bless Willie Nelson.” I’ve had that for a lot of years.
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