God's the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That's solely in the hands of God.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.

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

I kept talking to my producers at Columbia about recording one of those [prison] shows. So we went into Folsom on February 11, 1968, and recorded a show live.

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

All music comes from God.