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Willie gets a haircut

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May 31, 2010 Updated Jun 11, 2010

Willie Nelson's iconic waistlength braids are no more. He's lopped them off at chin-length and his new look is the talk of the town.

Nelson, now 77, had short hair when he began his career in music in the 50s, but grew it out as he became one of the country's most musically independent outlaws.

His new 'do, which has been dubbed the "Haircut Heard Around the World" has attracted plenty of commentary theorising about the reason behind the trim and the impact it might have on his public image and career.

Nelson's own publicist Elaine Schock told media that he didn't make a big fuss about it, and that perhaps he had simply grown tired of maintaining such long hair.

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Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of...

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