Merle Quotes

I`m very country-influenced, from quite young. Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, George Jones, so on. I heard those people, really, before I heard blues. Even Jim Reeves, Everly Brothers, and so on. Those kind of pop-country performers are very popular in England. Used to come along and play a lot on TV and their records would be around.

I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he`s really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same old favorites.

If there ever was a poet for the working class Billy Joe Shaver and Merle Haggard would be my nomination.

And I think it`s safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.

We`re talking Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Willie Nelson all of those big acts, big artists from that era.