'The greatest of the greats then and now . . . If we want to know what it means to be mortal, we need look no further than the Man in Black'
- Bob Dylan
'Unmistakably personal . . . Strikingly evocative'
- New York Times
'A rich collection . . . Fresh and genuine'
- Rolling Stone
'His influence spread over many generations. I loved him as a singer and writer'
- Mick Jagger
'I lost my innocence with Johnny Cash'
- Nick Cave
'He's always there, the tallest figure in the circle of integrity, the deepest voice when night comes down, and the bravest take on sanity in the midst of wild confusion'
- Leonard Cohen