About David Allan Coe

Ex-con found living in cave!: David Allan Coe was the outlaw even outlaws were leery of. He spent 20 years in prison for offenses including armed robbery, and claimed to have killed a man who threatened him with sexual assault in a prison shower. When a reporter challenged this story, Coe wrote “I’d Like to Kick the Shit Out of You” in his honor. In the ’70s, Coe recorded two albums of X-rated and racist tunes, with titles like “Cum Stains on My Pillow” and “N*gger Fuckers.” Money troubles followed. He lived in a cave in Tennessee after the IRS seized his home in the ’80s, and in 1990, Feds stormed a stage to repossess a guitar right out of Coe’s hands. He recently recorded with members of Pantera and toured with Kid Rock.
“It’s hurt my career, because I’m not a pussy and a yes-man. Nevertheless, I’m the motherfucker who has to live with David Allan Coe the rest of his life.”