Quotes by Willie Nelson

About Willie Nelson:

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), 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 over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
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I would like to see more airplay for all artists, no matter what age. I think there's a lot of money being spent toward the young guys, but a lot of the older guys are the ones who blazed the trail for those young guys.

Willie Nelson

I think I'm basically the same guy I always was. Maybe I've learned, through experience, to rein in some of the anger and temper they say redheads normally have.

Willie Nelson

I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.

Willie Nelson

A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

Willie Nelson

I don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill.. unless you think you have a good reason.

Willie Nelson

When I'm driving the highway by myself is when I write best.

Willie Nelson

I started out really young, when I was four, five, six, writing poems, before I could play an instrument. I was writing about things when I was eight or 10 years old that I hadn't lived long enough to experience. That's why I also believe in reincarn...

Willie Nelson

Freedom is control in your own life.

Willie Nelson

America, to me, is freedom.

Willie Nelson

Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.

Willie Nelson

When you're singing, you're using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can't do that if you're a sissy. If I have any fitness advice for people, I'd tell them to sing more. It's good therapy, too.

Willie Nelson

When I see someone I think is cool, he's a pretty well-adjusted individual. He's not too affected one way or the other by what's happening, no matter what's going through his mind.

Willie Nelson

I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines.

Willie Nelson

I started out writing poems before I figured to put melodies to them and play the guitar. Somewhere, there's a book out there on all those early songs and poems. I hope no one ever finds it. I don't think it's my finest work.

Willie Nelson

Don't try to change anybody. And they should let you be yourself, 'You loved me when you met me, so let's keep going!'

Willie Nelson

All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it.

Willie Nelson

I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?

Willie Nelson

I don't think any person has any special knowledge about what God has planned for me and you any more than me and you do.

Willie Nelson

I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money.

Willie Nelson

Great songs stand out wherever they're from.

Willie Nelson

Author Bio

  • NameWillie Nelson
  • DescriptionAmerican country music singer-songwriter.
  • AliasesRed Headed Stranger; Shotgun Willie; Willie Hugh Nelson
  • BornApril 30, 1933
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Writer; Actor; Singer; Musician; Songwriter; Composer
  • WorksCrazy
  • AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Grammy Legend Award