UNEASY Kickstarter - Willie Nelson

The photographs are the stars of Uneasy but it may be the behind-the-scenes stories that make it irresistible. Here is one of the 129 stories:

He didn’t want to be there, and he wasn’t quiet about it. Willie Nelson was pressured into doing this shoot by his record company, so we were all walking on eggshells as the session began. I suggested that we start by having him in his own clothes—perhaps we could ease into the shoot. It went fine, so I asked the stylist to try some vintage hippie-Western clothes on him.

She came back to me flustered a few minutes later; apparently Willie was upset that she had told him that his Rolex watch didn’t match this look. “You asked Willie Nelson to remove his Rolex?” I went into emergency mode and rushed over to him. Yes, it’s a contradiction to have a high-status watch with a rustic outfit. But that’s what makes for real superstars—they embody the contradictions.

In the end, not only was the Rolex visible in the shots, but a close up in the album packaging featured his wrist and hand (with the watch the centerpiece of the image).