On September 13th, Farm Aid is returning to Raleigh, North Carolina. Dave Matthews first played the event in 1995 and now sits on its board of directors alongside Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp. Matthews spoke with Rolling Stone for our Nelson cover story, on stands now. We edited Matthews' words into an appreciation of one of his favorite songwriters that covers weed, why he likes Nelson's version of "Gravedigger" more than his own and why he considers Nelson a folk hero.
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