Merle Haggard

In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.

When you get to readin' about where the music and John Steinbeck and all those people like that come from, the further you go the more interesting it becomes.

And then, of course, there's a couple that claim to be, but I haven't done any DNA tests or anything.

I think I was supposed to play jazz.

We know that Diana Vishneva is a phenomenon of strength and style, and she certainly has earned the right to stretch her talents as best she can.

You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches.