Born in 1937, Merle Haggard—nicknamed "The Hag"—was a man made for country music.
Growing up in California during the Great Depression had Haggard, who passed in 2016 at the age of 79, living in a boxcar-turned-house with himself and his family.
Throughout his youth, Haggard began to get himself into trouble with the law. Around the same time, however, his late older brother gave him a guitar. While his criminal record grew, so did his love of and talent for music.
After a stint in the San Quentin prison, Haggard began topping the charts.
His illustrious career featured nearly 70 studio albums, two Grammy wins (among 13 nominations), and many collaborations with some of country music's most wanted, including Willie Nelson and George Jones.
In 2010, Haggard spoke on the phone with music blogger Donald Gibson, of Write on Music.
The interview, previously unshared with the public, reveals Haggard was sitting on unreleased work before his death: poetry.
"I’ve written a lot of poetry. I’ve written some really good poetry, I think," said Haggard.
"Probably come to the surface when I’m gone. I had a little old book that I stole on the road, don’t know what happened to it."
He continued: "It’ll come out someday. They’ll have some magic way of fixing it all."
While the lost poetry has still not found its way to the public, here's to hoping for one day.
When it came to writing, Haggard said: "I write from all perspectives, from all urges that you might have, but I usually eliminate things that I regard as out of the realm of usability.
"You know what I mean? There are some things that are too sad, some things too personal, some things overbearing, that with good sense after evaluating you just discard."
He added: "When you’re in love it’s a fight to stay afloat. It’s something you’ve got to work on every day. People are so different and people change. Life’s a b---h and then you die, really."
On April 6, 2016, Haggard tragically passed away from a battle with pneumonia. He was also born on April 6.
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