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
I think this is a great thing that's happening. It's good for the country, it's good for Oklahoma, it's good for all of us.
Everything about Sinatra was good. He had the ability to pick great songs, and once Sinatra had sung them, that pretty much was it. He pretty much put his stamp on everything.
I always thought Hank Williams was a great person to listen to, ... because his messages were simple, to the point, usually just three chords but they hit you right in the bone.
I grew up across the street from, you know, the Villarias, which was a great Mexican family there. In fact, there was three houses right across the street from me. So, day and night, I listened to Mexican music, and I'm sure, you know, my guitar playing, singing, writing, whatever, has a lot of Mexican flavor there, but it comes natural.
I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money.
The winds of change are always blowingAnd every time I try to stayThe winds of change continue blowingAnd they just carry me away.
The song's been in the closet for 20 years. The timing's right for it to come out.
completely in line with what I'm doing. Without getting too philosophical, I sort of look at life as being one scene after another anyway. That's true.
This song's been in the closet for 20 years.
We just about threw away the whole store and restocked it,
I'd like to see this happen time and time again, thousands of times across the country.
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.
Mainly because I'd already been paid on it . . . and paid pretty good.
I have a lot of respect for the military. I like to show them that I support them every chance I get. ... We get as much out of it as (the soldiers).