Lucinda Williams talks to Rolling Stone about her upcoming tour, getting hitched and heading back to the studio.
Currently on the road “in the hinterlands†of the Northeast — playing out-of-the-way gigs to extremely appreciative audiences – Williams and her backing trio have been prepping for the special shows, busting out rare cuts, some of which Williams hasn’t performed in over a decade. “The guys are rehearsing them at sound check and we’re tryin’ them out,†she says. “Last night we played “Big Red Sun Blues†and “The Night’s Too Long†[both from Lucinda Williams] and they sounded great.†She says she has a tendency to compare her earliest songs to her most recent. She says, “I’m thinking, ‘Boy, I’ve come a long way as a songwriter.’