Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933 in Abbott, Texas) is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture.

He has continued to tour, record and perform in recent years, and these, combined with his advocacy for marijuana and 2006 arrest for marijuana possession, have made him the subject of renewed media attention.

Biography

Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American guitarist and country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas.

Sourced

• My heroes have always been cowboys.
  • Title of song from Wanted: The Outlaws!

• "Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they're rapping. It's easier to try to censor some kid who's swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty."
  • Playboy interview, November 2002.

Attributed

• "I smoke pot every day, and I love it!"
  • -stock answer when asked if he's ever smoked cannabis
• I'm not going to get married again, I think I'll just find a woman that hates me, then buy her a house.

External links

• Whatever Happened To Peace On Earth (lyrics)