I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet.

Early life
Earle grew up in South Nashville Tennessee with his mother Carol Ann Hunter Earle. In 2007 he released a six-song EP called Yuma. In 2009 Earle co-billed The Big Surprise Tour with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Old Crow Medicine Show and The Felice Brothers[dead link] and released the album Midnight at the Movies.

Earle records with Bloodshot Records and has five released albums from 2007–2012. Justin Townes Earle (born January 4 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.