I'm thankful for the sea breeze that feels so good right now, and the scent of jasmine when the sun starts going down.

When I think about country music, I think about America.

I was wearing black clothes almost from the beginning. I feel comfortable in black. I felt like black looked good onstage, that it was attractive, so I started wearing it all the time.

The ones that you're calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while.

When I was a baby, my mama told me son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns. But I shot a man in Reno.

All music comes from God.

I met Sam Phillips when he came in [studio] and I said, I'm John Cash. I'm the one who's been calling. And if you'd listen to me, I believe you'll be glad you did. And he said, come on in. That was a good lesson for me, you know, to believe in myself.