Top 17 Merle Haggard Quotes

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It makes my wife mad, you know, she wants me to stay ho

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
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.
Merle Haggard
Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin’ him problems.
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
And then, of course, there’s a couple that claim to be, but I haven’t done any DNA tests or anything.
Merle Haggard
I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.
Merle Haggard
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
95% of the album is my writing, by choice, because it seems to be what the distributors want.
Merle Haggard
It’s easier to force feed people than it is to give ’em what they want. It makes more money.
Merle Haggard
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
My 10 year old son likes it. He’s trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.
Merle Haggard
At my age, I don’t buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?
Merle Haggard
No, I had a back injury early on in my life.
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
I’ve got two families.
Merle Haggard
Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.
Merle Haggard
It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it’s true; I was raised in a freight car.
Merle Haggard