Quotes by Merle Haggard

Sometimes if you get 'em too drunk they don't pay no attention to what you're doin' anyways, so you might as well just do old songs. But if you get one that's paying attention, sometimes we'll do some new material.

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

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.

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

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.

— Merle Haggard

Freedom

When I grew up there wasn't air-conditioning or anything of that nature, and this old car had a wall thickness of about ten inches. So we had a little warmer house in the winter and a little cooler in the summer.

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

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

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

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.

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Wisdom

'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.

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

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

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Love

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

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Wisdom

There's a rumor that there may be an attempt at organizing a possible script for a series on my life, which, when you look at my police record, you'd have to have more than one hour to tell the story.

— Merle Haggard

Life

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

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Wisdom

No, I had a back injury early on in my life.

— Merle Haggard

Life

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.

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Happiness

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.

— Merle Haggard

Life

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.

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

I've got two families.

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

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

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Wisdom

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

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Wisdom

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

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Wisdom

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

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Wisdom

My second wife Bonnie Owens and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there's one that I don't mess with. Everybody's got one of those.

— Merle Haggard

Success

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!

— Merle Haggard

Wisdom

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

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Wisdom

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

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Wisdom