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T Bone Burnett Is Leaving Nashville

BURBANK, CA - MAY 06: Musician T-Bone Burnett attends The 6th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic To Benefit The Lopez Foundation at Lakeside Golf Club on May 6, 2013 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for The Lopez Foundation)
BURBANK, CA - MAY 06: Musician T-Bone Burnett attends The 6th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic To Benefit The Lopez Foundation at Lakeside Golf Club on May 6, 2013 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for The Lopez Foundation) Photo: Michael BucknerFrederick Breedon IV/Getty Images2012 Getty Images2013 Getty Images

The legendary songwriter and producer, who is married to Nashville creator Callie Khouri, will not be overseeing the show’s music in season two. “His slate of other film, television and recording projects would have made it impossible for him to return for a second season,” said a statement, which is a polite way of saying that it takes too much time to find a new Civil Wars–esque song every damn week. Or maybe he is still mad about the finale.

T Bone Burnett Is Leaving Nashville