Willie Nelson Quits Smoking At 92 – But Here’s What He Does Instead

Willie Nel­son may be 92, but he’s not ready to call it quits, espe­cial­ly when it comes to music. In a recent inter­view, the coun­try singer shared some­thing per­son­al: he’s offi­cial­ly stopped smok­ing

It’s a big change for some­one whose name has long been tied to cannabis cul­ture. But Nel­son says it’s all about lis­ten­ing to his body. And while he may have put down this habit, he’s not step­ping away from the things he loves, includ­ing music and mar­i­jua­na advo­ca­cy.

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Willie Nelson says, “I can’t smoke anymore.”

When asked by Forbeshow he stays ener­gized on tour, Nel­son replied, “I can’t smoke any­more. My lungs have already said, ‘Don’t do that.’” These days, he leans on the occa­sion­al edi­ble and takes things eas­i­er. This comes after his ear­li­er deci­sion in 2019 to give up smok­ing cig­a­rettes. At the time, his team clar­i­fied he was still using mar­i­jua­na in oth­er ways. But now, even that has become less fre­quent.

Even so, he hasn’t walked away from the cannabis world. Nel­son con­tin­ues to run Willie’s Reserve, a com­pa­ny that focus­es on qual­i­ty mar­i­jua­na prod­ucts and con­sumer edu­ca­tion. He’s long sup­port­ed legal­iza­tion, once jok­ing, “I bought so much, it’s time to start sell­ing it back.” He’s also known for some unfor­get­table moments, like the time he smoked with Snoop Dogg in Ams­ter­dam or when he lit up on the roof of the White House with Pres­i­dent Jim­my Carter’s son.

Willie Nel­son in his prime age/Instagram

With smoking behind him, Willie Nelson is focusing more on music now

Though he’s let­ting go of smok­ing, Nel­son isn’t giv­ing up the stage. His new album, Oh What a Beau­ti­ful World, is focused on pos­i­tiv­i­ty and sim­ple hap­pi­ness. “I think it’s time we try to make peo­ple hap­py and talk about the good things,” he told Forbes.

At 92, he’s still doing what he loves — writ­ing songs, play­ing music, and con­nect­ing with his fans. He may have put some of his old habits behind him, but he’s hold­ing on to the things that mat­ter most to him now.