I'm not going out there and doing the same material every night. I have this amazing audience of fans who have been listening to me, some of them since 1975.

When you're just singing a beautiful melody with a story that's true to the heart, you don't need a lot of embellishment.

The best way to catch a horse is to build a fence around it.

As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me.

So there'll be no guiding light for you and me We are not sailors lost out on the sea We were always headed toward eternity Hoping for a glimpse of Galilee

Patriotism can be good or bad. Knee-jerk patriotism can be very bad. I'm patriotic almost to the point of self-consciousness, but I love my country the way I love a friend or a child who I would correct if she was going the wrong way. Who I expect the very best from.

The world has lost a legend, and I have lost a friend. Johnny Cash was the rare soul who could be both.