▁W ain w right ▁Jr . ▁for ▁Life ▁magazine ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 8 0 s . ▁Regarding ▁his ▁father ' s ▁influence ▁on ▁Old er ▁Th an ▁My ▁Old ▁Man ▁Now ▁and ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁his ▁writing , ▁W ain w right ▁noted , ▁" He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁powerful ▁mem ories ▁of ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁presence ▁in ▁my ▁life , ▁and ▁we ▁had ▁difficulties ... ▁very ▁typical ▁father - son ▁o ed ip al ▁cl ash es , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁remarkable ▁gu y , ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁writer . ▁And ▁that ’ s ▁why ▁I ▁was ▁so ▁excited ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁include ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁record , ▁to ▁bring ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁record . ▁Both ▁of ▁my ▁parents ▁are ▁dead , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁they ' ve ▁become ▁bigger ▁than ▁ever , ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁ever . ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁know ▁why ▁that ▁is ; ▁maybe ▁because ▁I ’ m ▁head ed ▁down ▁that ▁road ▁myself . ▁There ▁are ▁lots ▁of ▁wonderful ▁old ▁folk ▁songs ▁about ▁how ▁you ’ re ▁going ▁to ▁join ▁your ▁parents ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁That ▁remains ▁to ▁be ▁seen , ▁of ▁course . ▁But ▁yeah , ▁I ▁was ▁very ▁happy ▁to ▁have ▁L oud on ▁W ain w right ▁Junior ▁on ▁my ▁album ." ▁Following ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release , ▁W ain w right ▁subsequently ▁added ▁spoken ▁word ▁performances ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁writing