Willie Nelson Says He Has No Reason to 'Worry About Dying' at 91: 'I'm in Pretty Good Shape'

Willie Nelson knows that age is nothing but a number.

On Friday, November 1, in honor of the release of his 76th solo studio album and 153rd album overall, The last leaf on the tree, The 91-year-old country star spoke to The Associated Press, sharing his candid thoughts on death, revealing why it’s something he “doesn’t worry about” at all.

“I’m 91 plus, so, you know, I don’t worry about it. I don’t feel bad. I don’t hurt anywhere. I have no reason to worry about dying,” Nelson said, noting that he “takes care of himself pretty well.”

“And I feel like I’m in pretty good shape physically. Mentally? That’s another story,” he joked.

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His new project includes 13 songs, two of which he wrote — “The Ghost” and “Color of Sound.” Nelson co-wrote “Color of Sound” with his son Micah, 34, who also wrote the song “Wheels.”

With a career catalog spanning decades, Nelson told the news agency that he hopes the legacy he leaves behind one day will be his music alone.

Willie Nelson performs at the Bridge School’s 30th Annual First Day Benefit Concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in October 2016.

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“I had a good time. And I was doing what I came here to do: making music,” Nelson said.

As the legendary artist reaches another milestone — his 90th birthday — in 2023, he told PEOPLE of his age, “I never thought I’d get here.”

“I have a lot of fun playing in front of an audience. There’s a great exchange of energy there. That’s what drives me,” he said at the time.

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Willie Nelson performs on stage during the Farm Aid Music Festival at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, in September 2022.

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In 2018, the musician revealed on his SiriusXM radio show that he celebrates his birthday on April 29 and 30 due to his birth being registered in 1933.

“I was born before midnight on the 29th, but it wasn’t registered in the county court until the next day, the 30th,” Nelson said at the time. “So it came out officially as the 30th. Me only both days.”

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