This mornings Telegraph had an article that made me smile about the legend, that is Willie Nelson.
Aged 81 he gets his 5th grade black belt in a martial Gong Kwon Yu Sul . Pretty impressive for anyone getting any martial art black belt, but at 81……respect!
I have been having a little look to see what else I can gather on Willie Nelsons life. I feel that I should know more about such a huge figure in music.
From Wikipedia I have learnt that Willie owns his own bio diesel brand, Willie Nelson bio diesel.
Between 1954-1956 he studies agriculture at Baylor University.
I have found trailers for, but not the full documentary of a project he was involved in for a community garden in LA. Welcome to Eden. In 1992, following the riots in LA, in an attempt to heal wounds with Central South, The City Council voted to set aside a 14 acre site for use as a community garden. At the time of making this documentary the area was potentially to be bulldozed down for a warehouse for Wallmart. Here is a link to documentary trailer
Wille Nelson is Co- Chair on advisory board for National Organization for reform on mariquana ( No surprises there! Long live Willie! Roll em up & smoke me when I die“>
Willie Nelsons lung collapsed in 1981 when he was swimming in Hawaii & after that and several bouts of pneumonia he decided he had to give up either tobacco or Marijuana so in 2008 he stated to smoke marijuana in a carbon free method as to avoid smoke to his lungs.
Willie has been married four times & has seven children.
Nelson is advocate also to the better treatment of horses campaigning for the passage for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.
May Willie & his guitar Trigger keep on going for years to come.