The country icon is concerned that the water and energy-swallowing centers are an existential threat to his hometown of Abbott, Texas.

Willie Nelson performs onstage during Palomino Festival held at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on July 9, 2022 in Pasadena, California.

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Like many Americans, Willie Nelson is concerned about the rapid construction of massive AI Data centers across the U.S. The country icon posted an open letter on X on Tuesday (July 28) addressed to “whom it may concern and to everyone else as well,” in which he lamented that potential plans to build one of the energy- and water-hogging plants could change the nature of Abbott, Texas, where he owns a home and farm.

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