Merle Haggard Quotes

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• I think it was Tommy who told me, 'When your song is called 'XYZ' or whatever, every line has got to make sense against your…
• I've always known that I was a gifted person. ... I've always felt like I would be punished, severely, if I didn't continue to make…
• We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's…
• There's two or three kids out there trying to make good music, and the rest of them sound like it's been strained through some kind…
• It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money.
• I'm just writin' about my little ol' love affair.
• I've got one young family by the first wife, with four children.
• 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…
• It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.
• 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…
• 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…
• I probably wouldn't even be here now if it weren't for chiropractic
• This is America. We're proud. We're not afraid of a bunch of terrorists. But this government is all about terror alerts and scaring us at…
• By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over.
• 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…
• Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count…
• 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…
• '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…
• 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.
• 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…

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