If You Can't Get Out Of Something,

Johnny Cash's Face Belongs On Mount Rushmore...i Don't Write As Much As I Did Back When I Was Writing Songs Every Day. I've Come To Know When I've Got A Good One, Although Sometimes It Takes The World Awhile To Catch Up With Me...if You're In It Because You Love It And You Have To Do It, That's The Right Reason. If You're In It Because You Want To Get Rich Or Famous, Don't Do It.

If You're In It Because You Love It And You Have To Do It, That's The Right Reason. If You're In It Because You Want To Get Rich Or Famous, Don't Do It. People Often Say That My First Years In Nashville, When I Wasn't Getting Anything Cut, Were Tough. Hell, Those Were Great Years.

If God's Got A Favorite Songwriter, I Think It's John Prine.

His Soul Was Bigger Than A Body's Ought To Be.

I'd Lost My Family To My Years Of Failing As A Songwriter. All I Had Were Bills, Child Support, And Grief. And I Was About To Get Fired. It Looked Like I'd Trashed My Act. But There Was Something Liberating About It. By Not Having To Live Up To People's Expectations, I Was Somehow Free.