Oh, I think it’s definitely spiritual. All music is. I think it’s maybe one of the highest forms of spirituality.
WILLIE NELSONA lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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But if you think of all the people who don’t like me, just think of all the millions who’ve never heard of me!
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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?
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When you’re singing, you’re using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can’t do that if you’re a sissy. If I have any fitness advice for people, I’d tell them to sing more. It’s good therapy, too.
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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I’ve known straight and gay people all my life. I can’t tell the difference. But I’d never marry a guy I didn’t like.
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Ninety-nine percent of the world’s lovers are not with their first choice. That’s what makes the jukebox play.
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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.
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A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.
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Indecision may or may not be our biggest problem.
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What has changed is that nothing has changed. That’s what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
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I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.
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Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them.
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It’s an ongoing problem, an ongoing situation, life is. It’s just life, and it never stops and it never will. You just be thankful for what you’ve got, and move on.
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If you’ve made your own hell, then only you have the power to escape it.
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I’m crazy for trying, crazy for crying, and I’m crazy for loving you.
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I believe that all roads lead to the same place – and that is wherever all roads lead to.
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You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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I’m drinking doubles now that you’re running around single again.
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The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.
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When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.
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Air you breathe is bad for your lungs so you’ve got to careful and don’t overdue any bad air. Too much pot, too much anything is not good. Your lung is a piece of flesh, a piece of bone. You can injure it.
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A frozen river is not a dry one, it’s just a still river on the surface but is still moving, and so am my winter writing.
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You can’t make a record if you ain’t got nothin’ to say.
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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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You could try to live monogamously. Good luck.
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The fight to save family farms isn’t just about farmers. It’s about making sure that there is a safe and healthy food supply for all of us. It’s about jobs, from Main Street to Wall Street. It’s about a better America.
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