Where does Willy Vlautin the songwriter end and Willy Vlautin the novelist begin? Since starting out with alt.country flagbearers Richmond Fontaine in the mid-’90s, his songs have always told compelling stories of life in the margins of the western United States, while characters and themes from Richmond Fontaine songs have been developed in his books, starting with 2006’s acclaimed The Motel Life.
Where does Willy Vlautin the songwriter end and Willy Vlautin the novelist begin? Since starting out with alt.country flagbearers Richmond Fontaine in the mid-’90s, his songs have always told compelling stories of life in the margins of the western United States, while characters and themes from Richmond Fontaine songs have been developed in his books, starting with 2006’s acclaimed The Motel Life.
The Set Up, his forthcoming album with The Delines, might be his most novelistic – and soulful – record yet. There is also a new novel due next year, The Left & The Lucky, which comes with its own Delines soundtrack.
But before all that, Willy has kindly agreed to undergo a gentle grilling from you, the Uncut readers. So what do you want to ask one of the most poetic and prolific chroniclers of American life? Send your questions to audiencewith@uncut.co.uk by Wednesday (December 10) and Willy will answer the best ones in the next issue of Uncut.
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