He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand, and tried to tell himself at last he had become a man.

Of travel I've had my share, man, I've been everywhere.

I did [picking cotton] from - until I was 18 years old, that is. Then I picked the guitar, and I've been picking it since.

When you sing, you pray twice.

Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I could get by with it. I did and I've worn black clothes ever since.

Sam Phillips always encouraged me to do it my way, to use whatever other influences I wanted, but never to copy...if there hadn't been a Sam Phillips, I might still be working in a cotton field.

It was kind of a prodding myself to play I Walk The Line straight.