That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station.

Help me, Jesus. I know what I am.

I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.

I've always explored various areas of society.

Happiness is being at peace, being with loved ones, being comfortable...but most of all, it's having those loved ones.

Some gal would giggle and I'd get red, and some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head. I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue.

I got really excited about it. But then we went into the studio and tried to record some with different musicians, and it didn't sound good. It didn't work. So we put together the album [Unchained] with just a guitar and myself.