--- title: "3 Air force Quotes By Johnny Cash" description: "3 Air force quotes by Johnny Cash. Plus more from Johnny Cash and more Air force sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/johnny-cash-1517_air_in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay_1634398.jpg" --- > [In the Air Force, I had an old Wilcox Gay recorder, and I used to hear guitar runs on that recorder going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay-recorder-and-i-used-to-hear/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/johnny-cash-1517_air_in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay_1634398.jpg) > [That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/that-was-the-big-thing-when-i-was-growing-up-singing-on-the-radio-the/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/johnny-cash-1517_air_that-was-the-big-thing-when-i-was-growin_2418586.jpg) > [ I worked there \[on Pontiac\] three weeks, got really sick of it, went back home and joined the Air Force. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-worked-there-on-pontiac-three-weeks-got-really-sick-of-it-went-back/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/johnny-cash-1517_air_i-worked-there-on-pontiac-three-weeks-go_3005326.jpg) ## Other authors on Air force - [Garrett M. Graff 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air-force/garrett-m-graff/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-ted-lieu-4499.jpg) Ted Lieu 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air-force/ted-lieu/) ## More by Johnny Cash > [I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-read-novels-but-i-also-read-the-bible-and-study-it-you-know-and-the/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [You're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/you-re-so-heavenly-minded-you-re-no-earthly-good/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/of-emotions-of-love-of-breakup-of-love-and-hate-and-death-and-dying/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [Until things are brighter.. I'm the man in black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/until-things-are-brighter-i-m-the-man-in-black/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [I'm thankful for a pair of shoes that feel really good on my feet; I like my shoes. I'm thankful for the birds; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-m-thankful-for-a-pair-of-shoes-that-feel-really-good-on-my-feet-i/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother played a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-knew-i-wanted-to-sing-when-i-was-a-very-small-boy-when-i-was/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [No matter how much you've sinned, no matter how much you've stumbled, no matter how much you fall, no matter how far you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/no-matter-how-much-you-ve-sinned-no-matter-how-much-you-ve-stumbled/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [ I met Sam Phillips when he came in \[studio\] and I said, I'm John Cash. I'm the one who's been calling. And if you'd… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-met-sam-phillips-when-he-came-in-studio-and-i-said-i-m-john-cash-i/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/my-mother-told-me-to-keep-on-singing-and-that-kept-me-working-through/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [I started to write the song. And I was in Gladewater, Texas, one night with Carl Perkins and I said, I've got a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-started-to-write-the-song-and-i-was-in-gladewater-texas-one-night/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [Don't take voice lessons. Do it your way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/don-t-take-voice-lessons-do-it-your-way/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [I expect my life to end pretty soon. You know, I'm 71 years old. I have great faith, though. I have unshakable faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-expect-my-life-to-end-pretty-soon-you-know-i-m-71-years-old-i-have/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [I say I'm not a singer, so that means I can't sing. But - doesn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-say-i-m-not-a-singer-so-that-means-i-can-t-sing-but-doesn-t-it/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [However, neither he nor anyone else could have become the star Elvis was. Ain't nobody like Elvis. Never was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/however-neither-he-nor-anyone-else-could-have-become-the-star-elvis/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) > [Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/everybody-was-wearing-rhinestones-all-those-sparkly-clothes-and/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air-force/johnny-cash/#itemlist", "name": "3 Air force Quotes By Johnny Cash", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the Air Force, I had an old Wilcox Gay recorder, and I used to hear guitar runs on that recorder going (vocalizing) like the chords on \"I Walk The Line.\" And I always wanted to write a love song using that theme, that tune.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnny Cash" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay-recorder-and-i-used-to-hear/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/johnny-cash-1517_air_in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay_1634398.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/johnny-cash-1517_air_in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay_1634398.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/johnny-cash-1517_air_in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay_1634398.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the Air Force, I had an old Wilcox Gay recorder, and I used to hear guitar runs on that recorder going…” — Johnny Cash", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. 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