Merle Haggard Quotes

My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.

It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.

It makes my wife mad, you know, she wants me to stay home all the time. But its what I've done all my life and I think when I quit doing it I'll probably go away pretty quick.

I've got one young family by the first wife, with four children.

I'm just writin' about my little ol' love affair.

I was 48-years old before anybody talked me into it for medicinal purposes, instead of some of these drugs that they give you that will lead you to heart surgery and things of that nature.

I think I'm most proud of my family right now. I'm more into that then I've ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs.

I haven't had any problems with my back since I got the foot surgery.

I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.

I enjoy the videos with the sound off, where you can look at the belly buttons and everything. Really some pretty girls, but I don't know about the music.

HAG Records, is a company that I've owned. I've had a couple of gospel releases on it. We developed a pretty good distribution setup there and we do have something to use in case they don't want to sign us.

Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin' him problems.

Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.

At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?

And then, of course, there's a couple that claim to be, but I haven't done any DNA tests or anything.

And then I have two children by Theresa, one boy 10 and one girl 13.

95% of the album is my writing, by choice, because it seems to be what the distributors want.

Well, I'm kinda like George Carlin. I think that there ought to be a time where everybody should have all the drugs they want and there'd be nobody in charge, sort of like... now!

The only thing that I miss lately in all music is somebody that will put out a melody that you can whistle. It doesn't seem like there's anything happening like that.

It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money.

It's been said that Bill Gates has come up with something that'll be released in December that's gonna put a lid on counterfeiting. If that's a fact then it's really interesting to own your own product - with all the potential methods of downloading.

I've got two families.

'Cause I was already a smoker, it was easy to get addicted. The one thing that they don't teach you about marijuana is how addictive it is.

And there's some Latino music I like, and some reggae music.

In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.