One of the legendary names in the country music, 90-year-old Willie Nelson had created many songs which had found a place in the hearts of countless people. As he had a successful career in terms of music, in his live it was the opposite.
Through his life he had faced with many struggles, and obstacles in his way. He lost his son, William Hugh Nelson Jr., in 1991.
Through the help of his last wife, Annie D’Angelo, he found comfort and solace. As D’Angelo became the closest friend to Willie, she also gave two sons to him. Lukas and Micah.
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On the 29th of April, 2023, Willie Nelson had celebrated his 90th birthday. He has a new documentary series with the name of, “Willie Nelson & Family,” on Paramount+, where he is talking about his past experiences, current live and his dreams about the future.
Willie Nelson also talked about how he met and married with his wife, D’Angelo in the docuseries. He explained how happy he is to be able to be with a woman like D’Angelo.
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The iconic country singer had married four times. Three of them are ended with divorce. He had talked about his second wife Shirley Collie in the series. He had revealed that he had cheated on her, and she found out after a hospital bill came home. In the bill, it was stated that a baby girl named Paula was born, from Connie Nelson in Houston, Texas.
Mother of the baby was Connie Koepke, the mistress and third wife of Nelson. As he tried to talk with Collie that he made a mistake, Collie had confronted with him and was devastated.
Collie and Nelson had finished their marriage in 1971, and that same year, Nelson had married with Koepke. Later in their marriage, Nelson had another affair with D’Angelo. In 1988 Nelson and Koepke got divorced.
Then in 1991, Nelson had married with his fourth and last wife, D’Angelo.
“I regret the pain I caused Connie, and Martha, and Shirley before her. I have no excuses.” He said.
“Marrying Annie wasn’t complicated at all. It’s about the smartest thing I ever did.”
As the couple had faced struggling things on their journey, for three decades, they are going strong.
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Nelson’s son, William Hugh Nelson Jr., or as known as, “Billy,” was the youngest child of Nelson. He was from his first wife, Martha Matthews. They divorcerd in 1962.
When Billy was 33, he was found dead on Christmas, in his home at Davidson County, Tennessee. Authorities had explained that he commited suicide, and was drunk during his death.
As Billy shocked his family with his act, his friends and family had shared that he was an optimistic and hopeful man about future. “We was kickin’ up like best friends do,” said Billy’s friend, Buddy Frank, who saw him before he took his own life.
After Frank left Billy’s house on the Christmas day, as Billy was struggling with his depression, took his own life.
At that time, Billy was splitted from his wife, and his wife had the custody of their daughter. As he was struggling with alcohol, he went into rehab in 1990. Nelson had explained that losing his son was the most devastating thing he had experienced.
In his interview, Nelson explained that he was working too much that he couldn’t be attentive of his son.
“I was too busy trying to pay the rent,” Nelson said. After his son passed away, he buried his son in the family plot.
As he had struggled a lot, Nelson never stopped his love for music. He is thankful for his wife, D’Angelo, which she stayed with him whatever obstacle they faced in their lives.
He is also a proud father for his sons, Lukas and Micah, which who followed their father, and became musicians.
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Recently, Nelson had revealed that he stopped drinking, and smoking cannabis. He stated that his choice will give him extra time on his life. As he got older, his hearing got weakened, and he is exercising himself mentally.
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