All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up?
As long as there's a few farmers out there, we'll keep fighting for them.
How would you like to bite that in the ass, develop lock jaw and be dragged to death?
I been a long time leaving but I'm going to be a long time gone.
I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'.
I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone.
I like myself better when I'm writing regularly.
I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.
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?
I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.
If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.
Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true.
My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down - but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let's all have another round.
Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play.
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me.
We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.
What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.
Willie was approached by Toby Keith to sing a duet with him. As soon as Willie heard the title he agreed. The song was Whiskey For My Man, Beer For My Horses.
Willie attended College for a year but found out it wasn’t for him. The college he attended was “Baylor University”.
Willie settled down and married Annie D’Angelo on September 16, 1991 and are still married today. They have 2 children together.
Willie then married Shirley Collie in 1961 they also divorced in 1971 but had no children together.
Willie did a short time in the Air Force but had to be discharged due to a bad back. Willie would suffer from that even until the present.
At 6 years of age Willie got his first guitar. He began to write country songs and was playing in a polka band at the time.
Willie has a sister named Bobbie Lee who was raised by their grandparents. Both grandparents were church going gospel singers.
Many of Willie's friends know him by his nickname which is “Red Headed Stranger”.
Willie also appeared in TV’s classic series “Miami Vice”. He played the character “Old Texas Ranger”.
Willie was also Executive Producer of the film “Red Headed Stranger" in 1986.
In “The Dukes of Hazzard” movie remake Willie played the character of “Uncle Jesse”.
Willie can also be seen in the movie Wag the Dog filmed in 1997 as 'Johnny Dean'.
Willie is in filming production in the movie Angel from Montgomery to be released in 2006.
In the box office hit Colors from 1998 Willie's song Bloody Mary Morning was played.
Willie's hit single On the Road Again is played in the 2001 hit movie Shrek.
Willie's nickname is ' Red Headed Stranger'.
In addition to being a successful country singer, Willie is also a songwriter and wrote hits for many other singers, including "Crazy" for Patsy Cline and the song "Hello Walls".
Willie Married Martha Matthews in 1950 which ended in divorce in 1960. Willie then married Shirley Collie in 1961 which also ended 10 years later in 1971. Then married Connie Koepke in 1971 and ended in 1988. Has been married to Ann-Marie D'Angelo since 1991.
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