Home » Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Nelson 1 I like to stick with music I know I can play. I love classical, but I don't think I could ever play it. I'm just not qualified. Willie Nelson Love, Music, Play Add to Collection 2 I'm not prejudiced in any way that I can think of. That's just not the guy I am. Willie Nelson Work, Enjoy, Enough Add to Collection 3 I just enjoy both working and not working. Willie Nelson Enjoy, Working, Just Add to Collection 4 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. Willie Nelson Think, Way Add to Collection 5 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. Willie Nelson Time, Church, Years Add to Collection 6 When I was about 12, I had my first paying gig - 8 dollars to play rhythm guitar in a polka band. Pretty soon, I ended up playing in all the bars within driving distance of Abbott, Texas. Willie Nelson Good, Internet, Computers Add to Collection 7 I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad. Willie Nelson Parents, Small, Me Add to Collection 8 I like to play small clubs. Willie Nelson Distance, Texas, Play Add to Collection 9 Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues. Willie Nelson Music, Doing, Country Add to Collection 10 And as far as guitars go, I loved Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West's stuff. Willie Nelson Small, Play, Like Add to Collection 11 I started out writing poems before I figured to put melodies to them and play the guitar. Somewhere, there's a book out there on all those early songs and poems. I hope no one ever finds it. I don't think it's my finest work. Willie Nelson Jazz, Blues, Swing Add to Collection 12 Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. Willie Nelson Loved, Go, West Add to Collection 13 There are only so many notes so there must be only so many melodies. Willie Nelson Work, Hope, Writing Add to Collection 14 We've already been reincarnated about a million times, maybe. It doesn't make sense any other way. Willie Nelson Way, Maybe, Million Add to Collection 15 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 Notes, Only, Must Add to Collection 16 The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me. Willie Nelson Me, Care, Take Care Add to Collection 17 You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Willie Nelson Experience, Anger, Think Add to Collection 18 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 Money, Age, Think Add to Collection 19 Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's not hard for me to look out the window and tell a joke here and there. Willie Nelson You, Poor, Need Add to Collection 20 When you hear me, you know it's me, regardless of the song. Willie Nelson Know, Song, Me Add to Collection 21 I just enjoy both working and not working. And fortunately, I work enough where I get that out of my system, and then we take a few days off, take a rest. Willie Nelson Writing, Fun, Window Add to Collection 22 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. Willie Nelson Great, Good, Ability Add to Collection 23 I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone. Willie Nelson Time, Long, Long Time Add to Collection 24 I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'. Willie Nelson Here, Come Add to Collection 1 2 3 4 next › last »
