I wouldn’t deny that either.
As a leader of the outlaw country movement, Willie Nelson has some of the best stories of any artist in country music history. Whether it’s smoking a joint on the roof of the White House, the “Shotgun Willie” incident, or even smoking Snoop Dogg under the table in Amsterdam, Willie is a living legend, both on and off the stage.
But one story might take the cake: The legend of Willie’s alleged 9-hour sex marathon that ended with a somersault.
If you’re not familiar with the story, buckle up because it’s a wild ride. (No pun intended).
Back in the mid-eighties, a woman filed a lawsuit against Willie for $50 million dollars after he promised to marry her. I didn’t know you could sue somebody for that, especially to the tune of $50 million, but I guess she did.
In her complaint, the woman alleged that on January 4, 1985, in the Biloxi, Mississippi, Hilton, she and Willie had sex for nine STRAIGHT hours and that at one point during the sex marathon, he pulled off a backward somersault…with her still attached. Some real circus-level stuff…
Later on, at Willie’s Fourth of July picnic in Austin, Willie confirmed the story to his longtime friend and interviewer Kinky Friedman:
“Was the only true story ever written about him.”
But then when asked about it again in a follow up interview for Rolling Stone, Willie walked it back a little, telling Kinky:
“I’m not saying it didn’t happen, it might’ve happened. But you would’ve thought I’d remember at least the first four or five hours.”
When asked what would come out if the case actually went to court, Willie added:
“My ex-wife Shirley said she’d be glad to testify on my behalf.”
Wonder what she was going to testify to…
In a much more recent interview with the The Daily Beast, one published in February of 2021, Willie was once asked again about the marathon sex story. And while he was coy in his response, he clearly wasn’t embarrassed by the story:
“That’s too good a story for me to deny.”
I mean, who would deny something like that? I would be the one bringing it up in every interview.
So did Willie really have a 9-hour acrobatic sex marathon with a backwards somersault thrown in there? I guess we’ll never really know for sure, but it’s an awfully specific story to detail in a lawsuit.
You ever hear the phrase, “You can’t make this up?” Sounds like one of those stories you can’t really make up. And keep in mind, Willie turned 50 in 1983… anybody throwing down somersault sex sessions for even an hour at the age is impressive… but nine hours? That’s freak of nature levels of stamina.
And to my knowledge Willie wasn’t a fan of the Columbian bam bam if that’s what you’re thinking…
True or false, it’s one helluva story. So here’s to the legend himself… the great Willie Nelson.
