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I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

Johnny Cash

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Johnny Cash
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 26
Died: 2003
Died: September 12
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I worked there [on Pontiac] three weeks, got really sick of it, went back home and joined the Air Force.
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People call me wild. Not really though, I'm not.I guess I've never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I'm country.
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When you sing, you pray twice.
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If I'm anything, I'm not a singer but I'm a song stylist.
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it's good to know who hates you and it is good to be hated by the right people
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Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow everyday, And tell the world that everything's okay, But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, Till things are brighter, I'm the Man in Black.
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A person knows when it just seems to feel right to them. Listen to your heart.
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