I tell you, I was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rockers!

You can't cheat the public for long.

I snapped my fingers all through it. Sometimes I set my own tempo during rehearsal by doing that.

Do you want to be successful? Nurture your talent.

If you see me coming, better step aside. A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died.

Sixteen Tons was written eight years before I recorded it.

Know yourself -- and know your audience.