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For some, their first musical memory might be a favorite song playing on the radio, a video on MTV, or a concert their parents took them to. But for 22-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist Lukas Nelson, his first music memory is being onstage with such superstars as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and his father Willie Nelson singing along and stomping his feet to a crowd of thousands.
"I was out on the road with my dad when he was doing the Highwaymen with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson. I was about two or three. I even took my first steps on my dad's tour bus at the time, the Honeysuckle Rose. I felt like I understood it a lot, like it was something that was close to me. I kind of knew at that early age that I wanted to play music. It was the only thing that really made me happy," says Nelson who fronts the Southern-folk-rock group Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, whose full-length debut CD, Promise of the Real, was released December 21, 2010.
To say Lukas was born to play music is an understatement. The sixth child of one of the most acclaimed and beloved music stars of all time Willie Nelson, and his fourth wife Annie, Lukas inherited his father's musicality, his penchant for penning his own music, and his love of the road. But more important - and possibly more surprising to some - he also inherited his father's humility and genuineness.
"Our name, Promise of the Real, comes from trying to do it the real way. That's what my goal in life is - to stay human, stay real, stay humble, and stay grounded for the rest of my life. I've learned a lot from my dad. He got me my first guitar when I was 12 and taught me chords, but I also learned by his example of how he lives his life and how he keeps his humility."
Lukas kept it
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