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Willie Nelson Reveals His Diet Ahead of His 90th Birthday, Credits Marijuana for 'Saving' His Life & Talks Smoking with Snoop Dogg

Willie Nelson Reveals His Diet Ahead of His 90th Birthday, Credits Marijuana for 'Saving' His Life & Talks Smoking with Snoop Dogg

Willie Nelson opened up about his diet as he gears up to celebrate his 90th birthday and in the the process explained why he credits marijuana for “saving” his life.

The legendary musician will celebrate his landmark birthday on April 28. As the big day looms, he spilled on some of the secrets to staying healthy.

He also spoke about sparking up with rapper and friend Snoop Dogg.

Read more about Willie Nelson’s relationship with marijuana and Snoop Dogg…

“I’m doing pretty good,” Willie told E News about his health.

He continued, noting that “I’ve managed to keep my weight down pretty good, and I really don’t do anything that’s bad for me.”

That includes drinking large amounts of alcohol. While he indulges in tequila “occasionally,” he noted that he didn’t drink the way he did in the past. And that’s at least partly because of his consumption of marijuana.

“Well, it not only saved my life, it probably saved some other people’s lives,” he told the outlet. How? “Because before I smoked marijuana, I was drinking a lot. And I might have killed a lot of people, too. So I’m just glad that that didn’t happen. I’m glad we live through all of bad times.”

What does Willie eat? He told the outlet that he drank “a lot” of protein shakes but generally didn’t eat “a lot.” He listed the likes of eggs, waffles and toast as part of his diet.

Willie also spilled some tea on smoking marijuana with another infamous smoker – Snoop Dogg. He teased that they once started a song together while “trying to out smoke the other one.”

Will we ever hear their song? Don’t get your hopes up. “I’m not sure we ever finished it or not,” he admitted.

If you missed it, last year a major country star opened up about touring with Willie years ago.

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