Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cashwas an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author, who was widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of multiple inductions in the Country Music,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth26 February 1932
CountryUnited States of America
When I get an idea for a song it would gel in my mind for weeks or months, and then one day just like that, Ill write it.
When I think about country music, I think about America.
Being rich means you get to worry about everything except money.
When my wife died, I booked myself into the studio just to work, to occupy myself.
Canadian Railroad Trilogy is an extremely fine piece of songwriting.
Inside the walls of a prison my body may be, but my Lord has set my soul free.
He was removed from jail and placed in a place for the insensitive and insane.
Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I could get by with it. I did and I've worn black clothes ever since.
I wear the black for those who never read.
Prisoners are the greatest audience that an entertainer can perform to.
Gospel music is so ingrained into my bones. I can't do a concert without singing a gospel song. It's what I was raised on.
Could it be the girls and boys are trying to be heard above your noise?
Life is the question and life is the answer, and God is the reason and love is the way.
I wear black for those who never read or listen to the words that Jesus said, about the road to happiness, through love and charity.