Did you know who the late honky tonk-influenced country singer Lefty Frizzell was before doing this movie?
MG: Did I know Lefty Frizzell as a musician? It’s interesting that you ask me that because I actually to listen to country music and it completely came from me. I was born in New York and I grew up in California and I’ve lived here for fifteen years, in New York. There’s no reason at all why I should like country music and I do. The country music that I listen to though, I’m not sure what T-Bone would think because it’s not influenced by where I’m living at all and none of my friends listen to country. It’s all my own thing. I didn’t know Lefty Frizzell although I did listen to Merle Haggard and Hank Williams and some of the other old school guys that we talk about. I didn’t listen to Lefty Frizzell until I started the movie and did the interview. But I do love Gillian Welch and Iris Dement, Emmylou Harris. I love The Dixie Chicks. I do listen to country music and I don’t know why. I just like it. Q: Did you ever go on the road with a band? MG: No. No, I never have. Q: Were you a big c
