Willie Nelson Quotes

I like to play small clubs.

Well, it's a Bloody Mary morning, my baby left without warning.

My granddaddy died when I was about 6 years old, I think. And my grandmother took a job cooking in the school lunchroom. So she did great. She made $18 a week.

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

Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true.

A lot of country music is sad.

If a song was ever good, it's still good.

Be careful what you dream: soon your dreams will be dreaming you.

You can't make a record if you ain't got nothin' to say.

A lot of guns there's no need for civilians to own those those are for military

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.

Whoever supports the farmer is the guy for America.

Those people out there like good music. They don't stop and ask themselves, 'Is it country or rock and roll?' If they like it, they will tell you.

After every tour, I think about hanging up the touring hat, and after a while of not working, I'm ready to play. I think I enjoy playing music more than I enjoy not playing music.

Horses were a way to travel to get to where we are today, and it is our job to protect them.

The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me.

I use vaporizers a lot. It cuts down on the heat and the smoke. And for a singer that's not a bad idea.

In the twilight glow I see her, blue eyes crying in the rain. As we kissed goodbye and parted, I knew we'd never meet again.

Just can't wait to get on the road again

My fans are very forgiving. So are my wives and my kids.

I'm a little prejudiced when it comes to horses. I have always loved them.

Inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out.

I still probably smoke as much as I ever did!

Every now and then I'll think of something to put back in the show. I just kind of play it off the top of my head. If I do it that way it keeps it kinda fresh.

I think innately knew that music draws people together and that good music is liked by almost everybody.

There are just certain sounds, music, that sort of you know people are going to like it.

There are only so many notes so there must be only so many melodies.

It was and is always nice to work with the kids.

I don't smoke as many joints as I used to.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

There are more serious problems in life than financial ones and I've had a lot of those. I've been broke before and will be again. Heartbroke? That's serious. Lose a few bucks? That's not.

All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it.

Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.

I'm a romantic slob!