The Tao of Willie

That Willie...he'll totally smoke you out.

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Willie Facts:

• He earned his black belt at Tae Kwon Do at age 69, completing a spinning back-kick to break two boards as part of the test.
• He says the pot smoking hasn't hindered his songwriting. On the contrary, it may have helped filter out the duds. "I figured if it wasn't worth remembering it probably wasn't a very good song, so that would be the test, to see if I remembered it until I got back to a guitar or a piano," he said. "That was usually a pretty good measuring stick, but I'm sure I forgot a few that might have been OK."