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.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

Willie Nelson

Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play.

Willie Nelson

We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.

Willie Nelson

Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true.

Willie Nelson

You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.

Willie Nelson

What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else.

Willie Nelson

My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down - but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let's all have another round.

Willie Nelson

I just enjoy both working and not working.

Willie Nelson

I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'.

Willie Nelson

You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody.

Willie Nelson

I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control.

Willie Nelson

We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.

Willie Nelson

I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.

Willie Nelson

Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues.

Willie Nelson

Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's not hard for me to look out the window and tell a joke here and there.

Willie Nelson

The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me.

Willie Nelson

But if you think of all the people who don't like me, just think of all the millions who've never heard of me!

Willie Nelson

I like to play small clubs.

Willie Nelson

I don't like to think too far ahead.

Willie Nelson

I guess if you can't sing, you better have a style!

Willie Nelson

When you hear me, you know it's me, regardless of the song.

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