If you assume you haven't learned anything yet, there's no reason your playing can't stay dynamic all your life.

Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up.

Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.

I had a song called "Folsom Prison Blues" that was a hit just before "I Walk The Line." And the people in Texas heard about it at the state prison and got to writing me letters asking me to come down there. So I responded and then the warden called me and asked if I would come down and do a show for the prisoners in Texas.

The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever it is they do.