95% of the album is my writing, by choice, because it seems to be what the distributors want. Merle Haggard albumchoicedistributor Change image and share on social
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 billcounterfeitdecember share on social
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 aircarcondition share on social
When you get to readin' about where the music and John Steinbeck and all those people like that come from, the further you go the more interesting it becomes. Merle Haggard interestjohnmusic Change image and share on social
And there's some Latino music I like, and some reggae music. Merle Haggard latinomusicreggae Change image and share on social
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 attentiondoindrink share on social
It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money. Merle Haggard easyfeedforce Change image and share on social
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 bonniedivorcefriend share on social
Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin' him problems. Merle Haggard cashgivinhealth Change image and share on social