Willie Nelson is recognized around the world as one of the greats of the genre, and his career is undeniable. The country music legend's personal life, meanwhile, has had its less-than-sterling moments.
Nelson took his first trip down the aisle with Martha Matthews, and the two would go on to have three children before ending things, per Parade. As the outlet put it, their relationship was "contentious," and the two "quarreled, brawled, drank heavily" when they were together. Nelson then married singer Shirley Collie in 1963, but things went south there, too. In his memoir "Me and Sister Bonnie: True Tales of the Family Band" (via People), the country legend reflects on how his second wife learned about his infidelities from a hospital bill that showed he fathered a child with someone named "Connie Nelson." His marriage to Collie was over in 1971, and that same year, Nelson and producer Connie Koepke wed and went on to welcome a second child. However, he would go on to fall for his current wife, makeup artist Annie Marie D'Angelo, in 1986.
"I messed up another marriage," writes the country singer. "My wandering ways were too much for any woman to put up with ... I regret the pain I caused Connie — Martha, and Shirley before her — and have no excuses." In 1991, Nelson married D'Angelo. They share two children, and they're still together all these years later. However, when Piers Morgan asked in 2012 if D'Angelo was "the real love of [his] life," Nelson joked, "Well, for the moment she is."
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