Quotes from Merle Haggard


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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


I've got two families.


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


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.


They shaved a little piece of bone off my small toe. You see, you balance yourself a certain way and this toe had grown under the other ones. So he cut it loose, where I could balance myself and it makes me walk straight.


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


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


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


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.


There's been periods of broadcasts in the past where you could see all ages of entertainers, ranging from George Burns to Shirley Temple. That's not the condition now.


'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.


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


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