Willie Nelson's trademark braided locks were nowhere to be seen in a recent throwback photo he shared with fans.
The country music crooner, 92, delighted his social media followers with a walk down memory lane to his days as a teenager.
The black-and-white photo showed Willie standing alongside his sister, Bobbie — who also went on to become a successful musician.
© Getty ImagesAt 13 years old, Willie was not recognizable from the man he is today. He wore his dark hair in a short, smart haircut and sported a leather jacket, a white shirt and black pants.
Willie posed with his hands in his pocket and a cheeky grin on his face.
Throwback
© Instagram"#TBT Willie and Bobbie, 1946," he captioned the photo in which Bobbie looked chic in a long skirt and cropped blazer.
Fans loved the throwback and commented: "This is just a wonderful photo," and many mentioned his "greaser" look which was fashionable in the 50s.
Bobbie Nelson's fame
© Getty ImagesWhile Bobbie may not have reached quite the dizzying heights of fame that Willie did, she was a successful musician in her own right.
She played piano on many of Willie's iconic studio albums, including "Shotgun Willie" and "Red Headed Stranger", and became an integral part of the Willie Nelson and Family band.
Bobbie was revered as a trailblazing female musician in country music and lived a long life; passing away at the age of 91 in 2021.
Willie was bullied
© Getty ImagesWillie — who is set to release his 79th studio album — grew up in a small town in Texas in the 1930s where he later confessed he was bullied.
His unfortunate habit of picking his nose lead to teasing. But Willie said he fought back with a poem his grandmother taught him when he was six.
"What are you looking at me for?" the poem began. "I ain’t got nothing to say. If you don’t like the looks of me, you can just look the other way."
He loved the poem so much, Willie decided to start "living that way," and still lives by the motto today.
Willie talks death
© Getty ImagesAt 92, Willie is still touring and releasing music, but he's not frightened of death.
"I believe in reincarnation," he told The New Yorker. "It's the only thing that makes sense to me. But I don't worry about it. We're all gonna die, and there's no rushing it," he shared with The New Yorker last year.
He also reflected on all the legends that have passed away. He added: "I've lost a lot of friends…Kris Kristofferson. And Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash. I am one of the last ones. I don't know why I'm still here, but here we are. Last man standing."
