The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I started out really young, when I was four, five, six, writing poems, before I could play an instrument. I was writing… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
(Songwriting) It's a gift. It all comes from somewhere. I started out really young, when I was four, five, six, writing poems,… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
My granddaddy died when I was about 6 years old, I think. And my grandmother took a job cooking in the school… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
At 82, Nelson (who wrote the song "On the Road Again," among a thousand or more others) is the elder statesman of… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
My sister played the piano. She's two years older than me, and I always wanted to play something. So my grandmother got… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
My first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
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… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Americans don't eat horses. They are not raised as food animals and they are treated with chemicals that render them unsafe for consumption. The… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
“And when I die, put it on my stone. God said, Sucker get your bad ass home. I wasn't Superman. I wasn't Superman” — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I just enjoy both working and not working. And fortunately, I work enough where I get that out of my system, and then we… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Let's get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let's take a stand for personal… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
