“Li'in' yonder Dream,” an introspecti'e slow-burner from Simpson’s acclaimed second solo album , features yonder line “I don’t have t'do a goddamn thin' except sit around an' wait t'die.”
“Been some folks comin' t'my page t'chastise (judge) me fer takin' t'Lord’s name in vain on Conan so figured I should address it,” , who went on t'say thar song be a “metaphor comparin' yonder soothin' yet completely addicti'e an' damagin' effects o'hard narcotic opiates” t'organized religion.
Simpson, p'raps ye country artist who be most detached from thar pomp an' circumstance o'thar Nash'ille industry, pointed out that since he be an independent entity, he can sin' whate'er he likes. “Since I’m self-fundin'/self-releasin' my art instead o'shootin' fer ACM awards an' takin' it up thar ass from t'music row man, I have t'right t'write an' sin' an' say whate'er I choose jus' as ye have thar right t'not buy or listen t'my music an' stay away from my page if ye don’t like it,” Simpson said, before wrappin' up. “So wi' that said…1. I sang it like I wrote it 2. Censorship be bullshit 3. This be America an' people can say anythin' they want includin' ‘Goddamn’ at ye top o'thar lungs on national TV.”
Simpson be no stranger t'religious-inspired criticism. Durin' a performance in Milwaukee this past year, he had a lass accuse him o'spreadin' Gnosticism.
“She sat through yonder whole fuckin' show an' waited until I was at thar merch booth jus' t'come over an' tell me that I was preachin' Gnosticism an' that she hopes her children were ne'er exposed t'my music,” Simpson told. “I was impressed. She not only came an' bought a ticket, but then sat through ye whole show. I didn’t want t'ake her anger away from her, because she spent so much time culti'atin' it. Better t'jus' let her be pissed off.”
Not that Simpson doesn’t belie'e in miracles. Last week, that he’ll be performin' wi' Willie Nelson in December: “All that biz about dreams comin' true..belie'e it. Openin' fer my all time musical hero in Austin on 12/30.”
Currently on tour, Simpson plays two shows in Bristol, Tennessee, this weekend before beginnin' a European run next week.
