Willie Nelson\u2018s career spans more than six decades and although he will be turning 90 in a matter of days, he doesn\u2019t show any signs of slowing down. On the contrary, he\u2019s always on tours and still finds the energy to entertain audiences from all over the country and beyond.<\/p>\n
Nelson was first introduced to music and instruments when was still very young. In fact, he has written his first song at the age of just 7 and by the age of 13, he performed with Bob Wills, the inventor of Western swing music. He and his sister Bobbie, who plays in his band, were raised by their grandparents, Alfred and Nancy Nelson, who both studied music courses. Nelson picked the guitar and never let it go, not even today. Over the course of the years, he has won 10 Grammys and received 50 nominations. Among the rest, he earned a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.<\/p>\n
Speaking of his decision to tour at the age of almost 90, Nelson told AARP that it is not necessary for him, but it does him good. \u201cWorking is really good for me, no matter what kind of show it is,\u201d he said. \u201cThe fact that I\u2019ll be there for two days with a lot of my good friends coming out\u2026saying hello and singing with me makes it a lot of fun. I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d Nelson isn\u2019t the first performer who continued entertaining audiences passed the age of retirement. Take Dick Van Dyke (97), Michael Caine (89) and David Attenborough (96) for example.<\/p>\n
For these legends, as well as for Nelson, age is just a number. \u201cNorman Lear, a good friend of mine, turned 100 not long ago, and I told him, \u2018I\u2019ve been telling everybody it\u2019s just a number,\u201d he told AARP. \u201cAm I right?\u2019 And he said, \u2018Yeah, it\u2019s just a number.\u2019\u201d Whenever he\u2019s tours come to an end, he\u2019s always ready for a new one. \u201cJokingly, I retire after every tour,\u201d Willie said. \u201cBut I\u2019m always ready to go back again. I like the bus. I have everything I need on the bus. I never have to go into a hotel room anywhere. It\u2019s not that bad.\u201d Nelson\u2019s enthusiasm is unmatched. And when it comes to his voice, it\u2019s still as it used to be, and he hasn\u2019t lost any of his ability to make people happy whenever he performs. \u201cI think singing is good for my voice,\u201d he said in a recent interview. \u201cI don\u2019t do anything to harm it much anymore. If you don\u2019t use it, you lose it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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