I wear black because I'm comfortable in it. But then in the summertime when it's hot I'm comfortable in light blue.

When I was 17 - 16, my father and I cut wood all day long and I was swinging that crosscut saw and hauling wood.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin’ in the hopeless, hungry side of town.

Beneath the stains of time the feeling disappears, you are someone else I am still right here.

Sam Phillips responded most to a song of mine called, "Hey Porter," which was on the first record.

Life is rough so you gotta be tough.

Convicts are the best audience I ever played for.