Willie Nelson

Musician

1933-04-29

Willie Nelson is an American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is a central figure in outlaw country and one of the most influential artists in country music.

Books by Willie Nelson

Willie

an autobiography
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Willie Nelson
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It's a long story
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Quotes by Willie Nelson

I don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill.. unless you think you have a good reason.
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I don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill.. unless you think you have a good reason.
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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.
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I'm a romantic slob!
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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.
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If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.
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And as far as guitars go, I loved Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West's stuff.
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Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out.
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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.
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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.
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When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
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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.
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We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
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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.
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I believe that all roads lead to the same place - and that is wherever all roads lead to.
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I used to work in the cotton fields a lot when I was young. There were a lot of African Americans working out there. A lot of Mexicans - the blacks and the whites and the Mexicans, all out there singing, and it was like an opera in the cotton fields, and I can still hear it in the music that I write and play today.
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Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues.
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You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
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