I think in my world of religion, you're called to preach or you don't preach. Called by God to preach. I never been ordained by God to preach the gospel. I have a calling, it's called to perform and sing.

Life is rough so you gotta be tough.

What I said, what are you [Rick Rubin] going to do with me that nobody else has been able to do to sell records with me?

I wear black for those who never read or listen to the words that Jesus said, about the road to happiness, through love and charity.

Until things are brighter.. I'm the man in black.

However, neither he nor anyone else could have become the star Elvis was. Ain't nobody like Elvis. Never was.

There's unconditional love there. You hear that phrase a lot but it's real with me and her [June Carter]. She loves me in spite of everything, in spite of myself. She has saved my life more than once. She's always been there with her love, and it has certainly made me forget the pain for a long time, many times. When it gets dark and everybody's gone home and the lights are turned off, it's just me and her.