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Johnny Cash Quotes

That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station Picture Quote #1

Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it’s just going to sound dumb Picture Quote #1

That’s what I so admired about Johnny Cash and June Carter. Their music wasn’t a big influence on me. It was their character, their individual styles, what they were like as people. They weren’t afraid to stick out Picture Quote #1

And they just saw me on that and - from the time I was 11 until I was 12, I guess. And then when I had just turned 13, they asked me if I wanted to tour with Johnny Cash back East Picture Quote #1

Even people that know Johnny Cash’s music really well and know that he was married don’t really know that much about June Carter. So finding out about her really helped to inform my performance and to bring her to the front in a way that she has never been before Picture Quote #1

People call me wild. Not really though, I’m not. I guess I’ve never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I’m country Picture Quote #1

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I’m very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television Picture Quote #1

I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get Picture Quote #1

God’s the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That’s solely in the hands of God Picture Quote #1

I lost my innocence with Johnny Cash. I used to watch the ‘Johnny Cash Show’ on television in Wangaratta when I was about 9 or 10 years old. At that stage I had really no idea about rock n’ roll. I watched him, and from that point I saw that music could be an evil thing - a beautiful, evil thing Picture Quote #1

I love songs about horses, railroads, land, Judgment Day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And Mother. And God Picture Quote #1

If you’re going to be a Christian, you’re going to change. You’re going to lose some old friends, not because you want to, but because you need to Picture Quote #1

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I love Bob Dylan, I really do. I love his early work, I love the first time he plugged in electrically, I love his Christian albums, I love his other albums Picture Quote #1

Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash. Think about where we are today. We have got President Obama. But we have no hope and we have no cash Picture Quote #1

I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo, so country music was always in the house and the car. They threw in some Dolly Parton, too Picture Quote #1

I’ve been really happy just traveling and being Mrs. Johnny Cash all these years. But I’m also really happy and surprised that someone wanted me to make another album, and I’m real proud of what I’ve done Picture Quote #1

My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on you. You’ll be singing for the world someday Picture Quote #1

There’s only one music video that had an emotional impact on me, and that’s ‘Hurt’ by Johnny Cash. That’s exceptional. There is no music video I can think of apart from that one that really reaches you inside Picture Quote #1

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So we raise her up every morning, we take her down every night, we don’t let her touch the ground and we fold her up right. On second thought, I do like to brag ‘cause I’m mighty proud of the Ragged Old Flag Picture Quote #1

Some gal would giggle and I’d get red, and some guy’d laugh and I’d bust his head. I tell ya, life ain’t easy for a boy named Sue Picture Quote #1

San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell. May your walls fall and may I live to tell Picture Quote #1

When I was a baby, my mama told me son, always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns. But I shot a man in Reno Picture Quote #1

Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won’t answer any more. Not the whiskey drinking Indian, nor the Marine that went to war Picture Quote #1

I think I, like most people, enjoy a wide variety of music. Yeah, I like some country stuff - old country stuff. I might not enjoy Billy Ray Cyrus or anything. But, you know, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, early Johnny Cash - absolutely Picture Quote #1

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I thought I pretty much knew Johnny Cash’s life. But one of my personal discoveries was how little we know about any of these people Picture Quote #1

He [Johnny Cash] always wanted to use his music to lift other people up, to say no matter how much trouble, there’s hope. That was always his message in his songs. That’s why he and [Bob] Dylan bonded so much, because they were both trying to do something meaningful Picture Quote #1

There was a lot of sorrow in [Johnny] Cash’s life. Even while he’s trying to make music to inspire people he’s fighting day after day with his own demons and sorrows Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been accused of a felony. I never spent time behind bars except for a few overnight jail times back in the Sixties. [But] I think there’s a little bit of a criminal in all of us. Everybody’s done something they don’t want anybody to know about Picture Quote #1

Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I’m on the road so much that if I wear all black my clothes never get dirty. You can’t tell if I’ve worn the same shirt twice Picture Quote #1

Johnny Cash was the champion of the voiceless, the underdogs and the downtrodden. He was also something of a holy terror, like Abraham Lincoln with a wild side. He represented the best of America Picture Quote #1

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That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station (Johnny Cash Quotes) Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it’s just going to sound dumb (Johnny Cash Quotes) That’s what I so admired about Johnny Cash and June Carter. Their music wasn’t a big influence on me. It was their character, their individual styles, what they were like as people. They weren’t afraid to stick out (Johnny Cash Quotes) And they just saw me on that and - from the time I was 11 until I was 12, I guess. And then when I had just turned 13, they asked me if I wanted to tour with Johnny Cash back East (Johnny Cash Quotes) Even people that know Johnny Cash’s music really well and know that he was married don’t really know that much about June Carter. So finding out about her really helped to inform my performance and to bring her to the front in a way that she has never been before (Johnny Cash Quotes) People call me wild. Not really though, I’m not. I guess I’ve never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I’m country (Johnny Cash Quotes) I’m very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television (Johnny Cash Quotes) 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 Quotes) God’s the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That’s solely in the hands of God (Johnny Cash Quotes) I lost my innocence with Johnny Cash. I used to watch the ‘Johnny Cash Show’ on television in Wangaratta when I was about 9 or 10 years old. At that stage I had really no idea about rock n’ roll. I watched him, and from that point I saw that music could be an evil thing - a beautiful, evil thing (Johnny Cash Quotes) I love songs about horses, railroads, land, Judgment Day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And Mother. And God (Johnny Cash Quotes) If you’re going to be a Christian, you’re going to change. You’re going to lose some old friends, not because you want to, but because you need to (Johnny Cash Quotes) I love Bob Dylan, I really do. I love his early work, I love the first time he plugged in electrically, I love his Christian albums, I love his other albums (Johnny Cash Quotes) Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash. Think about where we are today. We have got President Obama. But we have no hope and we have no cash (Johnny Cash Quotes) I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo, so country music was always in the house and the car. They threw in some Dolly Parton, too (Johnny Cash Quotes) I’ve been really happy just traveling and being Mrs. Johnny Cash all these years. But I’m also really happy and surprised that someone wanted me to make another album, and I’m real proud of what I’ve done (Johnny Cash Quotes) My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on you. You’ll be singing for the world someday (Johnny Cash Quotes) There’s only one music video that had an emotional impact on me, and that’s ‘Hurt’ by Johnny Cash. That’s exceptional. There is no music video I can think of apart from that one that really reaches you inside (Johnny Cash Quotes) So we raise her up every morning, we take her down every night, we don’t let her touch the ground and we fold her up right. On second thought, I do like to brag ‘cause I’m mighty proud of the Ragged Old Flag (Johnny Cash Quotes) Some gal would giggle and I’d get red, and some guy’d laugh and I’d bust his head. I tell ya, life ain’t easy for a boy named Sue (Johnny Cash Quotes) San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell. May your walls fall and may I live to tell (Johnny Cash Quotes) When I was a baby, my mama told me son, always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns. But I shot a man in Reno (Johnny Cash Quotes) Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won’t answer any more. Not the whiskey drinking Indian, nor the Marine that went to war (Johnny Cash Quotes) I think I, like most people, enjoy a wide variety of music. Yeah, I like some country stuff - old country stuff. I might not enjoy Billy Ray Cyrus or anything. But, you know, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, early Johnny Cash - absolutely (Johnny Cash Quotes) I thought I pretty much knew Johnny Cash’s life. But one of my personal discoveries was how little we know about any of these people (Johnny Cash Quotes) He [Johnny Cash] always wanted to use his music to lift other people up, to say no matter how much trouble, there’s hope. That was always his message in his songs. That’s why he and [Bob] Dylan bonded so much, because they were both trying to do something meaningful (Johnny Cash Quotes) There was a lot of sorrow in [Johnny] Cash’s life. Even while he’s trying to make music to inspire people he’s fighting day after day with his own demons and sorrows (Johnny Cash Quotes) I’ve never been accused of a felony. I never spent time behind bars except for a few overnight jail times back in the Sixties. [But] I think there’s a little bit of a criminal in all of us. Everybody’s done something they don’t want anybody to know about (Johnny Cash Quotes) Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I’m on the road so much that if I wear all black my clothes never get dirty. You can’t tell if I’ve worn the same shirt twice (Johnny Cash Quotes) Johnny Cash was the champion of the voiceless, the underdogs and the downtrodden. He was also something of a holy terror, like Abraham Lincoln with a wild side. He represented the best of America (Johnny Cash Quotes)

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