Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
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
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Merle Haggard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 6
Died: 2016
Died: April 6
Country Musician
Guitarist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Bakersfield
California
Merle Ronald Haggard
Hours
Attempt
Story
Scripts
Tell
Police
Stories
Hour
May
Series
Look
Record
Organizing
Looks
Records
Rumor
Life
Possible
Script
More quotes by Merle Haggard
Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
Merle Haggard
I'm just writin' about my little ol' love affair.
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
And there's some Latino music I like, and some reggae music.
Merle Haggard
We're turning into the society that is accepting the force-feed. I don't quite understand why we're going for the things we're going for. There's no process of elimination anymore in music. They have these grooming schools, these things, and they're turning out these clones, and the music is sounding so refined that it's not even interesting.
Merle Haggard
The Captain just gave us our orders, and Mom we must carry them through. I'll finish this letter first chance I get, but for now I'll just say I love you.
Merle Haggard
It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true I was raised in a freight car.
Merle Haggard
If I had a choice, and there was a Y in the road, I would always take the one that was more fun as opposed to the one that might make me more money.
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
We're bar room buddies and we're the best kind, nobody messes with that friend of mine. Chug-a-lug-a-lug-a-lugga, bar room buddy of mine.
Merle Haggard
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
I've got two families.
Merle Haggard
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 use of that gift. It's very important that you don't let the muscle get flabby. It's really hard, as an old human being, to press as much weight as you pressed when you were a kid.
Merle Haggard
Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.
Merle Haggard
I don't think there's ever been a friendly divorce.
Merle Haggard
Stop rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell.
Merle Haggard
Women are God's last creation. You suppose he's saying, What should I do to follow this? Well, it's really a head -scratcher. I think women are absolutely wonderful. I think this world is going to be governed by women.
Merle Haggard
We are under [government's] control, and if people don't realize that, they haven't looked around. And if they're not paranoid, they haven't thought about it.
Merle Haggard
Heaven knows that alcohol is the worst thing in the world, but it's debatable whether cocaine is worse than caffeine or whether it's the same thing and they just changed the name.
Merle Haggard
I probably wouldn't even be here now if it weren't for chiropractic
Merle Haggard