Willie Nelson – 20 Quotes

20 Quotes by Willie Nelson

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

America, to me, is freedom.

– Willie Nelson

Freedom is control in your own life.

– 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

If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.

– Willie Nelson

A lot of country music is sad.

– Willie Nelson

All I do is play music and golf – which one do you want me to give up?

– Willie Nelson

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

– Willie Nelson

I think Ray Charles did as much as anybody when he did his country music album. Ray Charles broke down borders and showed the similarities between country music and R&ampB.

– Willie Nelson

There’s a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.

– Willie Nelson

I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.

– Willie Nelson

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

– Willie Nelson

I’m a romantic slob!

– Willie Nelson

It doesn’t hurt to feel sad from time to time.

– Willie Nelson

Well the country songs themselves are three-chord stories, ballads which are mostly sad. If you are already feeling sorry for yourself when you listen to them they will take you to an even sadder place.

– Willie Nelson

Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is.

– Willie Nelson