From the Venice feature:

As a car pulls up to the studio, the trilby hat is a dead giveaway as to who's behind the wheel. His trademark solo entrance and subsequent cheery vibe, tinted with the sardonic, makes Loudon Wainwright III an easy legend to be around. The renowned folk singer, known for his forthright melodies, ranging from the silliest of ditties to the most painful self-investigations, was proclaimed the "new Bob Dylan" back in the late '60s - to which Wainwright proudly appends, "the first new Bob Dylan, in fact." His self-depricating manner has been essential in his ability to prevail through a 40-year musical career that shows no signs of slowing down. From the "singing surgeon" on TV's "M*A*S*H" to the beaming father of singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright-Roche, the solitary-minded tunesmith has infused himself into an impressive and lasting stretch of the show-business universe. With over 20 albums under his belt, Wainwright now comes full circle with his latest release, Recovery, a collaboration with performer-producer Joe Henry. It's a compendium of his earliest works, re-recorded with a full band, including such seminal pieces as "Motel Blues" (about taking women up to his room) and "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" (covered from Johnny Cash in 1994).

The entire feature can be found in the print edition of Venice magazine's summer issue.

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