If you get a song right for its usage at the time, it can be useful to others. ...Those songs are more friendly to other artists looking for material.

It evoked Picasso and Miles Davis for me — two great artists who totally indulged themselves in their work and who they were, but they certainly didn't give a damn what other people thought.

Time to go inward would you believe that I'm afraid to stare down the barrel of choices I have made.

God gave me wisdom, but the devil's got style.

Try but don't try too hard. Just try hard enough, and things will go better.

When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I'd just skip back and forth endlessly between 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' and 'It's Alright, Ma' and 'Mr. Tambourine Man,' and now my Bob Dylan roots are showing big time.

I am deeply saddened by the loss of my children`s grandfather and my very dear friend. I loved big John with all my heart. ... Johnny Cash will, like Will Rogers, stand forever as a symbol of intelligence, creativity, compassion and common sense.