Townes Van Zandt, Interview, Songwriter from Fort Worth

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Van Zandt has been referred to as a cult musician and "a songwriter's songwriter" Friend of Van Zandt and musician Steve Earle once called him "the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." The quote was printed on a sticker featured on the packing of At My Window, much to Van Zandt's displeasure. Influential in the sub-genre referred to as outlaw country, his Texas-grounded impact stretched farther than country. He has ...