WILLIE NELSON | NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE | UNDISCLOSED
Veteran musician and guitarist Willie Nelson found his house in Nashville, Tennessee, burned down one day in 1969. Although shocked at the sight of his home burned down, he took it upon himself to save a valuable possession of his — his guitar Trigger. Ever since the incident, it’s been a story he’s told repeatedly, and it inspired him to a certain degree to turn his career around.
For years, he struggled to make a name for himself as a successful artist in Nashville. However, after the incident, Nelson began to focus and find the type of music he wants to make. This sudden career change paved his way into becoming one of the country’s most prominent country music artists. The guitar he saved in the fire has become so widely associated with him that it’s difficult to think of him playing anything else.