A biography for Willie Nelsonhasn’t been written yet.
“We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.”
“I just enjoy both working and not working.”
“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.”
“I just enjoy both working and not working. And fortunately, I work enough where I get that out of my system, and then we take a few days off, take a rest.”
“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.”
“Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues.”
“I like to play small clubs.”
“Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.”
“Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play.”
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”
“I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.”
“It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time.”
“I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control.”
“The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I had a poem to recite.”
“If a song was ever good, it's still good.”
“Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless.”
“I'm not prejudiced in any way that I can think of. That's just not the guy I am.”
“I was born in Abbott, Texas, a little small town in central Texas, and I was raised by my grandparents. And my parents divorced when I was six months old, and my grandparents raised me.”
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”
“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.”