Jason Isbell on Songwriting While Sober
b'Jason Isbell got into the music business early; he had a publishing deal when he was twenty-one. But he really came into his own as a songwriter around ten years ago, as he was getting sober from years of alcohol and drug use. His record \\u201cSoutheastern,\\u201d which comes in the tradition of musicians like Guy Clark, swept the Americana Music Awards in 2014. Isbell spoke with John Seabrook at The New Yorker Festival in 2016, shortly after his record \\u201cSomething More than Free\\u201d was released, and he played a live set of songs including \\u201cDifferent Days,\\u201d \\u201cHow to Forget,\\u201d and \\u201cSpeed Trap Town.\\u201d\\xa0\\xa0\\nThis segment first aired December 30, 2016.'