I expect my life to end pretty soon. You know, I'm 71 years old. I have great faith, though. I have unshakable faith.

I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get.

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

We'll all be equal under the grass, and God's got a heaven for country trash.

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.

Gospel music is so ingrained into my bones. I can't do a concert without singing a gospel song. It's what I was raised on.

The fire and excitement may be gone now that we don't go out there and sing them anymore, but the ring of fire still burns around you and I, keeping our love hotter than a pepper sprout.