Willy Vlautin: »Don’t Skip Out on Me«

Big dreams

The American author, singer and songwriter Willy Vlautin has turned the album of his band »Richmond Fontaine« into a novel. In »Don’t Skip Out on Me« – the title of the novel and the album – he tells an unforgettable story of great dreams, focusing on young Horace Hopper’s friendship with the old farmer Mr Reese. »In this novel of country blues, the hero has a rough ride, but the author Willy Vlautin is a fine gentleman on top form.« (Andrian Kreye, Spiegel)