Music interview: Steve Earle on bringing the spirit of “outlaw country” to Perth’s Southern Fried Festival

Steve Earle is talking about how he learned to love his Telecaster. His current album, So You Wannabe an Outlaw, is both an acknowledgement of musical roots and a tribute to those who inspired and encouraged him along the way. He recorded it, he tells me, using a 1955 Fender Telecaster: its big, gutsy twang opens the title track, with one of his heroes, Willie Nelson, sharing vocals.