My father was a cotton farmer first and - but he didn't have any land or what land he had, he lost it in the Depression. So he worked as a woodman and cut pulpwood for the paper mills, rode the rails in boxcars going from one harvest to another to try to make a little money picking fruit or vegetables.

I developed a pretty unusual style, I think.

Jesus will not fail me, I shall not be moved.

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

It just took the right time. I was fully confident that I was going to see Sam Phillips and to record for him that when I called him, I thought, I'm going to get on Sun Records. So I called him and he turned me down flat. Then two weeks later, I got turned down again. He told me over the phone that he couldn't sell gospel music so - as it was independent, not a lot of money.

You're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good.

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.