A guy named Ben Dorsey used to work for Johnny Cash, and he had a bunch of suits that Johnny had given him. He was walking down the street in Nashville in front of the Grand Ole Opry, and this guy came up with a guitar in his hand and thought Ben was one of the stars because he had on Cash's suit. He said, ‘How do you get started in this business?’ And Ben said, ‘Ain't but one way, hoss. You start at the bottom, you go right to the top. Don't mess with that in-between shit.’

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