Quotes from Willie Nelson

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

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.

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

Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.

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.

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

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

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

When I see someone I think is cool, he's a pretty well-adjusted individual. He's not too affected one way or the other by what's happening, no matter what's going through his mind.

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.

I see this [biodiesel] as a way for the farmer to grow fuel and food and put him back in business again

There's a freedom you begin to feel the closer you get to Austin, Texas.