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WILLIE NELSON – American country music singer-songwriter, actor & activist – AUTHOR QUOTE PAGE<\/div>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m a country songwriter and we write cry-in-your-beer songs. That\u2019s what I do. Something that you can slow dance to.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Willie Nelson<\/strong>, American singer & songwriter<\/p>\n

Interview with Jasper Rees, \u201cOnce Upon a Time in the West\u201d (10 May 1996) Royal Albert Hall, London, England, in The Independent<\/em> newspaper, London, England: Independent Digital News & Media, online via The Independent, www.independent.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1449531588755-96303790-852e094f-cf635381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong> [Newspaper profile]:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe probably wrote 600 songs in that period,\u201d says Don Was. There are another 300 still sitting there. They\u2019re still mostly sad meditations on lost love and broken dreams. Does it all go back to his parents\u2019 divorce? \u201cI can\u2019t blame it on them. I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m a country songwriter and we write cry-in-your-beer songs. That\u2019s what we do. Something that you can slow dance to<\/span>.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” title=”Source Link” tab_id=”1449531589797-29580b31-8c50094f-cf635381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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Source link<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: \u201cOnce Upon a Time in the West\u201d (10 May 1996) The Independent: www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1346600.html<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315829087-ce67c619-0fbc5381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

\u201cI learned some other invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business. Do not corner something you know is meaner than you<\/em>.\u00a0 Keep skunks of all kinds at a distance<\/em>. And I learned:\u00a0 If you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Willie Nelson<\/strong>, American singer & songwriter<\/p>\n

With co-author Turk Pipkin<\/strong><\/span>, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart<\/em> (2006) New York: Gotham Books, May 2006;\u00a0online via Open Library [free subscription service] openlibrary.org<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-ban” add_icon=”true” title=”Misquotes” tab_id=”1453315829287-33b1178b-1c815381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Re-quote note<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Several close variations of Nelson\u2019s original quote are in circulation. One of the more popular variations:<\/p>\n

Original Nelson text<\/u><\/em>:<\/p>\n

I learned some other invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business.<\/p>\n

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Keep skunks of all kinds at a distance.<\/em><\/p>\n

And I learned:<\/p>\n

If you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.<\/em><\/p>\n

Misquote\/paraphrase<\/u><\/em><\/span>: \u201cI\u2019ve<\/strong> learned some invaluable<\/strong> lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and showbusiness:<\/strong> Do not corner something you <\/strong>know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; <\/strong>if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315829475-7c82a017-1e625381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong> [From chapter \u2018Crazy | The Wisdom of the Pigs.\u2019 Italicized text as it appear in cited source]:<\/p>\n

“<\/span>I learned some other invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Keep skunks of all kinds at a distance.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And I learned:<\/span><\/p>\n

If you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I never met a pig or a record executive worth holding a grudge over anyway.\u201d (pp. 38-39)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” title=”Source Link” tab_id=”1453315829682-63e8fade-cf4c5381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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Source link<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: Library – The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart<\/em> (2006) online via Open Library [free subscription service]: https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/taoofwillieguide00nels#page\/38\/search\/keep+skunks+<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1453316221301{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315828001-b5e2e52e-ea1e5381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of doctors that tell me | That I\u2019d better start slowin\u2019 it down | But there\u2019s more old drunks | Than old doctors | So I guess we\u2019d better have another round.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Willie Nelson<\/strong>, American singer & songwriter<\/p>\n

Song lyrics, \u201cI Gotta Get Drunk\u201d (1963) in Willie Nelson: Lyrics, 1957-1994<\/em>, ed. Don Cusic, New York: St. Martin\u2019s Press, 1995, p. 91; online via Open Library [free subscription service] openlibrary.org<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-ban” add_icon=”true” title=”Misquotes” tab_id=”1453315828190-b4d7b461-d58d5381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Misquote notes<\/em><\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 One common variation, out of many:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy doctor tells me I should start slowing it down \u2013 but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors, so let\u2019s all have another round.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315828385-86abfac4-79bf5381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong> [Song lyrics \u2013 Final verse]:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of doctors that tell me<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 That I\u2019d better start slowin\u2019 it down<\/span><\/p>\n

But there\u2019s more old drunks<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Than old doctors<\/span><\/p>\n

So I guess we\u2019d better have another round.<\/span>\u201d (p. 91)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” title=”Source Link” tab_id=”1453315828572-dac97b48-68e05381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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Source link<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Library \u2013 Willie Nelson: Lyrics, 1957-1994<\/em> (1995) online via Open Library [free subscription service]: https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/willienelsonlyri0000nels#page\/90\/search\/get+drunk<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1449531591105-7edf5f39-feaa094f-cf635381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

\u201cRather than worry about trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper\u2026politicians should think about why they\u2019re rapping\u2026.It\u2019s a lot easier to try to censor some kid swearing about the poverty on the street or whatever it is than it is to stop the poverty.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Willie Nelson<\/strong>, American singer & songwriter<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayboy Interview: Willie Nelson\u201d (1 November 2002) Interview by David Sheff, Playboy<\/em> magazine, Vol. 49, No. 11, Chicago, IL: Playboy; online via Playboy Archive [subscription service] archive.iplayboy.com<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1449531591631-43861bc7-da28094f-cf635381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: [Playboy Magazine Interview with David Sheff]\n

Playboy\/David Sheff<\/em>: Some people criticize rap and hip-hop for violent and misogynistic lyrics.<\/p>\n

Willie Nelson<\/em>: \u201cI don\u2019t like that shit and don\u2019t necessarily want to encourage it. But I understand it\u2019s the way people are speaking. Rather than worry about trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper<\/span>, Lil Black or Dr. Dre or Snopp Dogg, whatever or whoever, politicians should think about why they\u2019re rapping<\/span>. If they are growing up in a violent ghetto, do people expect them to sing about flowers and \u2013 whatever the hell? It\u2019s a lot easier to try to censor some kid swearing about the poverty on the street or whatever it is than it is to stop the poverty.<\/span> Solving problems is harder.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” title=”Source Link” tab_id=”1449531592891-f39e055b-a66e094f-cf635381-89e5486b-50b8″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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Source link <\/em><\/strong>[Playboy<\/em> magazine]<\/span>: \u201cPlayboy Interview: Willie Nelson\u201d (1 November 2002) Playboy Archive: archive.iplayboy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Source link <\/em><\/strong>[Interview author\u2019s website]<\/span>: \u201cWillie Nelson\u201d (November 2002) DavidSheff.com:\u00a0https:\/\/www.davidsheff.com\/willie-nelson<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Resources<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” el_class=”Wrapper-Author-Resources”]Learn more about Willie Nelson\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>| Here are a few good places to start –<\/p>\n