Merle Haggard Quotations

I've got two families.

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

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

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.

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

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.

The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.

I don't think there's ever been a friendly divorce.

'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.

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