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
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.
I came to believe in a power much higher than I
The more I learn, the more excited I get.
I wear black because I'm comfortable in it. But then in the summertime when it's hot I'm comfortable in light blue.
It's good to believe in yourself, but there are people out there who can make or break you.
When I was arrested I was dressed in black
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.
It takes a real man to live for God-a lot more man than to live for the devil, you know? If you really want to live right these days, you gotta be tough.
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood, and you're the one I need
Because you're mine, I walk the line.
Sam Phillips always encouraged me to do it my way, to use whatever other influences I wanted, but never to copy...if there hadn't been a Sam Phillips, I might still be working in a cotton field.
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line.
However, neither he nor anyone else could have become the star Elvis was. Ain't nobody like Elvis. Never was.
Those that have lived longer than us always have something to teach us, that we can take with us for the rest of our lives.