Being in Vietnam changed him [Johnny Cash] fundamentally. He was devastated when we went into Iraq.

My dad and I had a real meeting of the minds. We loved to talk about music, politics, and art. He loved children. The thing I missed most about my dad when he died was that this person who really gets who I am at the core was gone.

The ephemeral nature of live performance is the part I love most - it's a monk's sand painting, carefully constructed, then wiped away in an instant.

War is idiocy. We live on a small, small planet, and what we do to others is what we do to ourselves

For the first time in 23 years I'm enjoying the process of supporting it, of going out and doing shows, and doing the interviews, and doing everything.

I'm not the type to turn to drugs and alcohol, but I do have a profound devotion to art and music - and children.

For me, art is a more trustworthy expression of God than religion.