With an iron-clad fist, I wake up and French-kiss the morning.

There's a spark in you. You've just got to ignite the light and let it shine.

As sure as God made black and white, what's done in the dark will be brought to the light.

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 public has heard the stereotypical love songs a million times, and they've heard the stereotypical life-or-death songs millions of times. It's good to mix it up a little bit.

KISS is Las Vegas entertainment. A musician doesn't need the mask and the mascara.