My Autobiography: A Journey Through My House of Memories

grammasings2. Bobbie Bushey: Well written; Merle tells it as it happened, without deleting any negative information about himself. He did not hold back on all his bad behaviors. He allowed us into his private life of trouble, his inability to stay with one person and not get into activities he knew were illegal. He built a financial nest for his family, despite his bad decisions and irresponsible spending habits, as well as substance abuse and his tragic health issues. Good read and I recommend it to all Merle Haggard fans/country music fans.

United States on Jul 18, 2023

L: Good condition. Super fast delivery!

Canada on Jan 30, 2023

The Dude: I liked the fact of learning the hardships of being a country musician. I really enjoyed the reading the book. It's a must for anyone who like to know what it is like to be a country musician.

Canada on Jul 02, 2022

Myrna Parsons: It was a nice product. No complaints. Read the book in 3 or 4 hours

Canada on Jun 04, 2022

Kitty Rescue Haven: Some have said him skipping back and forth in years was confusing. To me, it seemed and felt like an old friend sharing experiences of a lifetime. A memory would spawn another, and he'd refer to another time, but it seemed perfectly natural conversation. Like millions of others, I miss him every day. I was blessed to have lived in the era of song writers such as Merle, Willie, George Jones & Marty Robbins.
God bless them all and "God, please send Willie extra blessings of good health while he does his best to continue sharing his soul with us!

United States on Jul 13, 2021

James: They don't make them like this anymore.

Canada on Jul 12, 2021

Skyumpie: Bought for my fathers birthday. He is not much of a reader but thought he might be interested in this as Merle has had an interesting lifestyle and my father likes country music.
He said once he started reading he couldn't put it down. Now I have a loan of it to read!

United Kingdom on Jun 12, 2021

Bobbie Burkhardt: This is one of the best autobiographies I have ever read. I have been a Merle Haggard fan for many years, and bought the first book about his life many years ago and liked it a lot. This newer book is more in depth about his life. He was a very interesting person, bad boy turned good man. I hated to see the book end. I bought a copy for my sister for Christmas, and she also loved it. You can learn so much about a person. There are a lot of funny things about his life and also some sad things. He was a very talented man who was able to turn his life around and become a great man who is loved by many.

United States on Jan 26, 2018

JL Populist: I enjoyed this autobiography of Merle Haggard. It's Merle's memories of his life and it's very candid.
He doesn't gloss over the mistakes he made, particularly in his youth.
While he gives a lot of details, he doesn't always mention names and he explains why he chose not to name people in some cases.
Mr. Haggard lived an interesting life and he wrote some legendary songs. I wish he would have wrote more about the background on some of his songs- especially "Workin' Man Blues." But he eluded to his gift as a songwriter and he wrote songs mostly about his life experiences.

What was most interesting was his material on Roy Nichols, arguably one of the best guitar players of all time. In this book, you get a small glimpse of Roy Nichols as a person.

This is a very entertaining read and I recommend it for any Merle Haggard fan.

United States on Nov 19, 2016

Carl Purdon: As a boy, I listened to Merle Haggard from the back seat of our Ford LTD (the color varied, it was always an LTD) on the 8-track. He has always been one of my favorite entertainers. Earlier this year, my wife and I were lucky enough to see him in concert. So much talent packed into one human being is almost unfathomable.

I read a lot of biographies and autobiographies, and I can tell you that this one hit me as a bare-knuckled telling of a life. As a lifelong fan, I expected nothing less from the working man's poet. If you want to know about Merle Haggard, this is the book to read.

Merle's style of storytelling is well-paced and entertaining. Mixing periods of time within a scene, jumping to the past, then back, is a very tricky thing to pull off (I'm a writer, so I know how hard this is to do well), but Merle makes it seem natural. His style of writing will make you feel like you are sitting and listening to him tell you about his life, and you will be amazed.

United States on Dec 15, 2014