Billy Bob Thornton Has Written 18 to 20 Country Songs

Billy Bob Thornton Has Written 18 to 20 Country Songs
Cast Members Attends A Premiere For Landman In Los Angeles
Cast member Billy Bob Thornton attends a premiere for the series 'Landman' in Los Angeles, California, U.S. April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jill Connelly

Billy Bob Thornton has been writing country songs, ever since he wrote Flatland Cavalry’s “Midland After Midnight” for the “Landman” soundtrack.

 

He says he’s written about 18 to 20 songs, and they’re more reminiscent of something from Waylon Jennings or Johnny Cash.  Quote, “I don’t write what they write these days.  Modern country music doesn’t thrill me.

 

“I call it ‘Def Leppard with a steel guitar.’  It just sounds like pop music.”