The requests started coming in from other prisoners all over the United States. And then the word got around. So I always… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I had a song called "Folsom Prison Blues" that was a hit just before "I Walk The Line." And the people in… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
Prisoners are the greatest audience that an entertainer can perform to. — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I had an empathy for prisoners and did concerts for them back when I thought that it would make a difference -… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
We went down [Folsom Prison] and there's a rodeo at all these shows that the prisoners have there. And in between the… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I've always explored various areas of society. And I love the young people. And I had an empathy for prisoners and did… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get. — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother played a… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I expect my life to end pretty soon. You know, I'm 71 years old. I have great faith, though. I have unshakable faith. — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image