Guitar playing is very important to me. It's like golf to some other people; it's important to me that I play good.
Merle HaggardMomma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
Merle HaggardI'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