Willie Nelson

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

I guess if you can’t sing, you better have a style!

Willie Nelson

I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

Willie Nelson

I like myself better when I’m writing regularly.

Willie Nelson

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

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

Willie Nelson

I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that’s about all that’s required.

Willie Nelson

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

Willie Nelson

I was influenced a lot by those around me – there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.

Willie Nelson

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

Willie Nelson