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Life is rough so you gotta be tough.

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Johnny Cash
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 26
Died: 2003
Died: September 12
Actor
Autobiographer
Composer
Film Actor
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Voice Actor
Kingsland
Arkansas
The Man in Black
John R. Cash
J. R. Cash
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It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.
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Everything I have and everything I do is now given completely to Jesus Christ.
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All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.
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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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[Sam Phillips] laughed at me. I just didn't like the way I Walk The Line sounded to me. I didn't know I sounded that way. And I didn't like it. I don't know. But he said let's give it a chance, and it was just a few days until - that's all it took to take off.
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Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I could get by with it. I did and I've worn black clothes ever since.
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