pumping up or something, he would call me to get a new joke. larry: what was he like to sing with? because if ever there were two distinct voices in american popular music, country or otherwise, it would be yourself and johnny cash. you could not hear either one of you and say who is that. what was it like to sing with him? well, it was great. every night in fact him and waylon and chris, i was their biggest fans. got it stand there every night and watch three of my heroes sing and me standing over on the other side of the stage and joining in every now and then. but no, i loved john s singing. and waylon and chris. larry: the highwaymen worked, how did you choose how many minutes each man would do, and what percentage did you sing all together? kris was here, john was here, waylon was here and i was here. and we had our songs that, you know, we had chosen to do. and that were recorded. and kris would do one.
larry: the legendary willie nelson and i team up for the hour. next on larry king live. captions by vitac www.vitac.com larry: what a treat we have in store for you tonight. we welcome back willie nelson to larry king live. he is on the road again, literally, with the on the road again tour. and his newest album country music will be released next tuesday from round records. always good to do this show. last time you were on the road from your tour bus. you re touring again? tell me about it. we play anaheim tomorrow night. we were just in vegas for a bmi convention down there and a broadcasters convention. larry: how big is the tour? oh i don t i m just starting. i don t know. just one long tour, you know. larry: they don t tell you beyond the next night? i don t want to know. larry: because we ve got some in your bus. does your bus go everywhere? you have to fly, right? i always hate it. i love it when i can stay on the bus. you know, i don t