Legendary songwriter talks about the prison economy when he was in prison for almost a year in Tennessee. He talks about how it all revolves around the commisary and zoo zoos and wam wams. Then he talks about the Cadillac version of a cigarette and how you get it. You have to corner the lotion market. One of the craziest things is that his time in prison came after he had a hit album and had toured with Bob Dylan and other legends. Steve Earle's stories are great and he tells them even better, and this prison story is no exception. Steve Earle is one of the best American songwriters of all time, you may also remember him as Walon from the Wire.
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