'His heart is genuine': 11 quotes about Willie Nelson that capture his legacy

He's so versatile and he's so honest. That's all we want to be as songwriters ... I don't know that anybody will ever catch Willie and what he's done for music.

Willie Nelson is a generous human being. ... When you're with Willie and you have a conversation with Willie, you walk away feeling better, you walk away feeling inspired by his kindness and his attentiveness.

Willie Nelson has the kind of heart that he can share who he is, his music, with everybody. His heart is genuine.

You don't need to hire a shrink. If you're looking for a therapist, just listen to Willie Nelson.

His legacy too, like I said, is his authenticity and his perseverance, you know, it's not just about talent it's about showing up for work every day.

Willie creates an opportunity for us all to come together and feel like we're a part of something that's bigger than ourselves.

His story inspires me so much. ... Having this huge career starting at 40 it's so inspiring .. their whole family is incredibly down to earth and the best people in the world.

One of the things that I'm really just always impressed about with Willie is his longevity and his career, I mean, he's been doing this since like the mid- to late '50s or something and to be in music for that long, it's like, you know, cheers to that man.

Willie is just in the air, he's in the water, he's in the trees in Texas and it's just the sound of my home.

Nobody stays around relevant this long in music, you know, he's such a rare breed that way because he is who he is.

It's hard to put into words how important he is. Which is funny, because he's so good at putting things into words.