VIDEO: Willie Nelson on Beto backlash: 'I don't care'

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Music legend Willie Nelson has a message for Texans who don't like him supporting Democrat Beto O'Rourke's campaign.

"I don't care," Nelson said during an appearance on ABC's The View on Wednesday. "They are entitled to their opinions and I'm entitled to mine."

Nelson has been on a publicity tour to promote a new album that has taken him to The View, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, among other stops this week. At each, Nelson's been asked almost as much about his support of O'Rourke and the backlash he's been getting from some fans as he's been asked about "My Way," his new album of Frank Sinatra songs.

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Nelson said in the Rolling Stone interview that he's a bit perplexed at the reaction he's getting, given his long history of supporting Democrats.

"I've endorsed a lot of people: Jimmy Carter, Dennis Kucinich, and Hillary and Bill, Obama," Nelson told Rolling Stone. "A lot of people seem surprised that I'm backing a candidate, but it ain't my first rodeo."

Nelson on Sept. 29 is hosting a concert for O'Rourke in Austin.

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When Colbert suggested it was the first time he had done such a thing, Nelson pointed out that in the 1970s he was playing for Tex Ritters' U.S. Senate campaign in Tennessee.

Back on The View, Nelson said anyone who has followed his career is bound to have noticed his support for Democrats.

"I haven't hidden it too much," Nelson said.

Nelson earlier this year invited O'Rourke, who used to play guitar in a punk band, on stage to play alongside him at his annual 4th of July Picnic concert in Austin.