The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Merle Haggard
- We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people’s lives and makes things a little easier. That’s what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don’t want to close the door on hope.
- By the time you get close to the answers, it’s nearly all over.
- Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.
- Faith is the only way we’re going to make it. None of us are smart enough to do it on our own.
- Faith is the only way we’re going to make it. None of us are smart enough to do it on our own.
- I’ll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it’s the most rare commodity in the world – honesty.
- Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
- Keep your opinions to yourself. I think it’s important that I stay neutral on politics and remain hard to understand. I don’t want to be pigeonholed as conservative, liberal, independent or anything. I back the man for the things the man believes in, not whether it says “R” or “D” down there beside his name.
- Running down on a way of life our fighting men have fought and died to keep. If you don’t love it, leave it.
- 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 was an influential American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born on April 6, 1937, in Oildale, California. Raised during the Great Depression, Haggard faced a troubled youth, including time in prison.
It was during his incarceration at San Quentin that he turned his life around and pursued music seriously. Haggard became a pioneer of the Bakersfield sound—a raw, honky-tonk style of country music—and rose to fame in the 1960s with hits like “Mama Tried,” “Okie from Muskogee,” and “The Fightin’ Side of Me.”
Known for his rich baritone and honest lyrics, he often sang about working-class struggles, love, and redemption. Over his career, he released dozens of albums and earned numerous accolades, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994. Haggard remained a vital force in country music until his death on April 6, 2016—his 79th birthday—leaving behind a lasting legacy.
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