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 NelsonWhere I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues.
Willie NelsonOn the road again, goin' places that I've never been. Seein' things that I may never see again, and I can't wait to get on the road again.
Willie NelsonMy sister played the piano. Sheโs two years older than me, and I always wanted to play something. So my grandmother got the guitar for me, and showed me a couple of chords to start off. And then I got me a book. Next thing you know, I was playing along with sister.
Willie NelsonMy first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another blacksmith shop in Abbott, but he liked me. All he had was horns and drums, and I was set up over there with my little guitar with no amps or nothing. I would play as loud as I wanted to, and nobody could hear me.
Willie Nelson