Roy Orbison

“The image, like the voice, came in stages. I never sat down with anyone and said, 'Let's design an image.'”

“I may be a living legend, but that sure don't help when I've got to change a flat tire.”

“I close my eyes, then I drift away, into the magic night I softly say. A silent prayer, like dreamers do, then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you.”

“Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight.”

“My dad was an auto mechanic, but we moved to Fort Worth, where he worked in defense, building B-24s.”

“When I was six years old, Mom and Dad gave me a guitar for my birthday, and Daddy taught me the chords to 'You Are My Sunshine.'”