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