Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelsonis an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie, combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Strangerand Stardust, made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth29 April 1933
CityAbbot, TX
CountryUnited States of America
What goes around, comes around.
I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money.
Those people out there like good music. They don't stop and ask themselves, 'Is it country or rock and roll?' If they like it, they will tell you.
If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.
Marijuana is like sex: If I don't do it every day I get a headache.
One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.
I live one day at a time, one day at a time. Yesterday's gone and tomorrow is blind, so I live one day at a time.
Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true.
Just can't wait to get on the road again
I like myself better when I'm writing regularly.
You can't hang a man for shooting a woman who was trying to steel his horse.
I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.
In the twilight glow I see her, blue eyes crying in the rain. As we kissed goodbye and parted, I knew we'd never meet again.
The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me.