Has Willie Nelson or his publicist released an official statement about his health in October 2025?

1. What the reporting documents: team updates and press releases in 2024–2025

Media outlets cite an official team statement in June 2024 noting Nelson had been advised to rest, that he was “cleared by his doctors to go back on the road” and that he would “not be on this weekend’s dates,” language posted and shared by his team ^[1]. Grammy.com republishes a press‑release tone saying he was “up and moving around” and “healthy as ever,” reflecting the official line used when cancelling and later rescheduling shows ^[2]. Those items show the pattern of official communications his team used around cancellations and returns, but they are dated 2024–early 2025 in the available reporting ^{[1] [2]}.

2. Continued coverage through 2025: interviews and summaries, not a clear October statement

Several 2025 stories update fans on Nelson’s status—interviews (for example with Forbes) and magazine pieces quoting him about lifestyle changes (“I can’t smoke anything anymore”) and continued activity onstage and in the studio ^{[3] [4] [5]}. Aggregators and music sites also note festival plans and album releases in 2025 ^{[6] [7]}. None of the supplied items specifically identify an October 2025 release or publicist statement; therefore, available sources do not mention an October 2025 health statement from Willie Nelson or his publicist (available sources do not mention an October 2025 statement).

3. What counts as “official statement” in the sources

The sources treat two kinds of material as “official”: (a) team/press‑release language posted via social channels or sent to outlets (e.g., the Instagram/press release noting doctor‑advised rest and later clearance to tour) and (b) direct interviews with Nelson in major outlets (Forbes, Rolling Stone excerpts) where he speaks about his health and habits ^{[1] [2] [3]}. When questions arise about a specific date or phrasing, the available record shows official team releases around mid‑2024 and interview quotes during 2025, but not a discrete October 2025 press release ^{[1] [3]}.

4. Discrepancies, repetition, and possible sources of confusion

Multiple outlets republish the same team language (press release excerpts) or summarize interviews, which can create the appearance of frequent new “official” updates even when outlets are repeating prior statements ^{[1] [2]}. Some aggregator sites and tabloids publish summaries or evergreen pieces about Nelson’s health that mix 2024 and 2025 events, which can blur timing for readers ^{[8] [9] [10]}. The combination of canceled shows, festival lineup adjustments (with Lukas Nelson stepping in), and later interviews about lifestyle changes has generated a steady stream of coverage though not necessarily new October 2025 statements in the supplied collection ^{[1] [6] [3]}.

5. Competing perspectives and journalistic caution

Major music outlets (Grammy.com, Rolling Stone via citation) relay team statements that frame Nelson as recovering and “healthy as ever,” while lifestyle and tabloid sites sometimes emphasize canceled dates or health worries—both narratives coexist in the archive ^{[2] [8]}. When seeking “official” confirmation for a specific month (October 2025), the responsible journalistic stance—based on the supplied reporting—is to say no October 2025 statement appears in these sources rather than to infer silence equals absence; available sources do not mention an October 2025 statement (available sources do not mention an October 2025 statement).

6. How to verify further (next steps for the reader)

To confirm definitively whether a statement was released in October 2025, check Willie Nelson’s official channels (his verified social accounts, official website), press release distribution services, and archived posts from his publicist or management, and compare timestamps; those items are not part of this source set, so their presence or absence cannot be asserted here (not found in current reporting). If you want, I can search those outlets and return with sourced findings limited to newly provided results.