His song "John Walker Blues" ignited controversy for its sympathetic
view of convicted terrorist John Walker Lindh, the American who joined the
Taliban in 2001.
Was a part of the music-going crowd that is seen during the Centennial Park filming sequences of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), which was filmed in 1974.
Several of Steve's songs are about capital punishment.
Is a dedicated anti-death penalty activist.
Fired his son Justin Townes Earle from his band The Dukes due to his ongoing heroin addiction.