Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

20 quotes

American country musician Willie Nelson (b. 1933) remains a towering presence in the world of memorable quotations. Willie Nelson's observations on Music are as sharp as their thoughts on Sad, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 24 quotes from Willie Nelson, each offering a different angle on Music, Sad, Money, Freedom, and Truth. A line that stays with you: "It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time."

“Freedom is control in your own life.”

— Willie Nelson

Freedom

All Quotes by Willie Nelson

“There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.”

— Willie Nelson

Music

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

— Willie Nelson

Music

“Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.”

— Willie Nelson

Truth

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”

— Willie Nelson

Positive

“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

Money

“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

Music

“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

God

“I'm a romantic slob!”

— Willie Nelson

Romantic

“A lot of country music is sad.”

— Willie Nelson

Music

“I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.”

— Willie Nelson

Art

“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

Anger

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

— Willie Nelson

Peace

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

— Willie Nelson

Sad

“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

Sad

“America, to me, is freedom.”

— Willie Nelson

Freedom

“I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money.”

— Willie Nelson

Money

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

— Willie Nelson

Music

“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

Knowledge

“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

Age

“Freedom is control in your own life.”

— Willie Nelson

Freedom